Shloka 39
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
यतो रुद्रस्ततः स्कन्दो जगामाद्भुतदर्शन: । विशाखस्तु ययौ येन देवी गिरिवरात्मजा
yato rudras tataḥ skando jagāmādbhuta-darśanaḥ | viśākhas tu yayau yena devī girivarātmajā ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—ருத்ரன் சென்ற திசையிலேயே அதிசயத் தோற்றமுடைய ஸ்கந்தனும் சென்றான். மேலும் மலைமகளான தேவியார் சென்ற பாதையிலேயே விசாகனும் சென்றான்।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights alignment with divine precedence: Skanda follows Rudra, and Viśākha follows the route taken by the goddess. Ethically, it suggests that right action often means moving in harmony with a higher, established order rather than acting independently or impulsively.
Vaiśampāyana narrates the movement of divine figures: Skanda departs in the direction Rudra has gone, and Viśākha departs along the same path taken by the goddess described as the mountain-born daughter (Pārvatī).