Mahabharata 9.45.13 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 13
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
अदितिर्देवमाता च ह्वी: श्री: स्वाहा सरस्वती । उमा शची सिनीवाली तथा चानुमति: कुहूः
aditir devamātā ca hrīḥ śrīḥ svāhā sarasvatī | umā śacī sinīvālī tathā cānumatiḥ kuhūḥ | rudrair vasubhir ādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ ||
వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—దేవమాత అదితి, హ్రీ, శ్రీ, స్వాహా, సరస్వతి, ఉమా, శచీ, సినీవాలి, అనుమతి, కుహూ—ఇవన్నీ అక్కడ ఉన్నవి. మరియు ప్రభువు రుద్రులు, వసువులు, ఆదిత్యులు, జంట అశ్వినీకుమారులు చుట్టుముట్టగా నిలిచెను.
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The verse frames worldly power within a sacred ecology: prosperity (Śrī), restraint (Hrī), and sacrificial order (Svāhā) stand alongside major divine hosts. The implied ethic is that authority and success are validated by harmony with dharma and the sustaining forces of the cosmos, not by violence alone.
Vaiśampāyana describes a grand gathering in which prominent goddesses and divine groups (Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, Aśvins) surround a central ‘Lord’ (prabhu), portraying a moment of collective reverence and cosmic endorsement within the larger Shalya-parvan narrative.
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