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Shloka 43

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

पाणीतकं कालिकं च महामायाविनायुभौ,रुद्रर्वसुभिरादित्यैरश्विभ्यां च वृतः प्रभु: । महापराक्रमी इन्द्र और विष्णु, सूर्य और चन्द्रमा, धाता और विधाता, वायु और अग्नि, पूषा, भग, अर्यमा, अंश, विवस्वान्‌ू, मित्र और वरुणके साथ बुद्धिमान्‌ रुद्रदेव, एकादश रुद्रणण, आठ वसु, बारह आदित्य और दोनों अश्विनीकुमार--ये सब-के-सब प्रभावशाली कुमार कार्तिकेयको घेरकर खड़े हुए

vaiśampāyana uvāca | pāṇītakaṃ kālikaṃ ca mahāmāyāvināyubhau, rudravasubhirādityair aśvibhyāṃ ca vṛtaḥ prabhuḥ |

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— మహామాయావంతులైన పాణీతకుడు, కాలికుడు—ఈ ఇద్దరితో కూడి ఆ ప్రభువు రుద్రులు, వసువులు, ఆదిత్యులు మరియు అశ్వినీదేవతల జంటచే పరివృతుడై నిలిచెను.

पाणीतकम्Pāṇītaka (a name/epithet; lit. ‘having hands’/‘handed’)
पाणीतकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाणीतक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कालिकम्Kālika (a name/epithet; ‘dark/blackish’)
कालिकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकालिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महामायाविनौtwo great illusionists
महामायाविनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामायाविन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
इयुभौthose two
इयुभौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइयु (अनियमित सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
रुद्रैःby/with the Rudras
रुद्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वसुभिःby/with the Vasus
वसुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आदित्यैःby/with the Ādityas
आदित्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अश्विभ्याम्by/with the two Aśvins
अश्विभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वृतःsurrounded/encircled
वृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृञ् वरणे)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
प्रभुःthe lord
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
Pāṇītaka
K
Kālika
R
Rudras
V
Vasus
Ā
Ādityas
A
Aśvins (Aśvinīkumāras)

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes cosmic legitimacy and reverent order: when divine powers assemble around a single lordly figure, it signals sanctioned authority and the alignment of many forces under a higher command—an ethical reminder that power is ideally exercised within a recognized cosmic and moral framework.

Vaiśampāyana describes a scene where a powerful lord is encircled by major classes of gods—Rudras, Vasus, Ādityas, and the Aśvin twins—along with two beings described as great masters of māyā (Pāṇītaka and Kālika), indicating a solemn divine gathering and attendance.