Shloka 7
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
तेनासीदतितेजस्वी दीप्तिमान् हव्यवाहन: । न चैव धारयामास गर्भ तेजोमयं तदा
tenāsīdatitejasvī dīptimān havyavāhanaḥ | na caiva dhārayāmāsa garbhaṃ tejomayaṃ tadā ||
அதனால் ஹவ்யவாஹனனாகிய அக்னி மிகுந்த தேஜஸும் ஒளியும் கொண்டு பிரகாசித்தான்; ஆனால் அச்சமயம் முழுவதும் தீயின் ஆற்றலால் ஆன அந்தக் கருவைத் தன்னுள் தாங்க இயலவில்லை.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked tejas (fiery potency) can exceed the capacity of even a powerful bearer; strength must be matched with containment and proper channeling, or it becomes unsustainable and demands a rightful outlet in accordance with cosmic order.
Vaishampayana describes Agni becoming intensely radiant due to a preceding cause, but being unable to retain a blazing, energy-formed ‘embryo’ within himself—signaling the emergence of a force that must be transferred, manifested, or otherwise resolved.