Shloka 66

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

Devanagari script

क्षेमवाह: सुवाहश्न सिद्धपात्रश्न भारत | गोव्रज: कनकापीडो महापारिषदेश्वर:

Transliteration

kṣemavāhaḥ suvāhaś ca siddhapātraś ca bhārata | govrajaḥ kanakāpīḍo mahāpāriṣadeśvaraḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— ఓ భారతా! అక్కడ క్షేమవాహుడు, సువాహుడు, సిద్ధపాత్రుడు, గోవ్రజుడు, కనకాపీడుడు, మహాపారిషదేశ్వరుడును ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

क्षेमवाहःKṣemavāha (name; 'bearer of welfare/safety')

सुवाहःSuvāha (name; 'good-bearer/one who carries well')

चand

सिद्धपात्रःSiddhapātra (name; 'one with a perfected vessel/recipient')

चand

भारतO Bhārata

गोव्रजःGovraja (name; 'cow-pen/cow-enclosure')

चand

कनकापीडःKanakāpīḍa (name; 'golden diadem/crown')

चand

महापारिषदेश्वरःMahāpāriṣadeśvara (name; 'great lord of the assembly/retinue')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhārata (Janamejaya)

Kṣemavāha

Suvāha

Siddhapātra

Govraja

Kanakāpīḍa

Mahāpāriṣadeśvara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is primarily a narrative catalogue rather than a direct moral injunction; its ethical function is indirect—preserving memory of participants and emphasizing accountability and the vast human network involved in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a list of named figures within the Shalya Parva war account, identifying individuals present/active in the events being narrated.