Shloka 55

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

ययौ दैत्यविनाशाय ह्वादयन्‌ सुरपुड्गवान्‌ । तदनन्तर अपने पार्षदों तथा मातृकागणोंके साथ कुमार कार्तिकेयने देवेश्वरोंको आनन्द प्रदान करते हुए दैत्योंके विनाशके लिये प्रस्थान किया ।। ५४ $ ।। सा सेना नैर्रती भीमा सघण्टोच्छितकेतना

Transliteration

yayau daityavināśāya hvādayan surapuṅgavān | tadanantaraṁ svapārṣadaiḥ saha mātṛkāgaṇaiś ca kumāraḥ kārtikeyaḥ deveśvarān ānandayann daityānāṁ vināśāya prasthitaḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—เพื่อทำลายเหล่าไทตยะ เขาจึงยกออกไป พร้อมยังหมู่เทพผู้ประเสริฐให้ชื่นบาน

Word by Word

ययौwent / set out

दैत्य-विनाशायfor the destruction of the Daityas

ह्वादयन्gladdening / delighting

सुर-पुड्गवान्the foremost among the gods

साthat

सेनाarmy

नैर्रतीof the Rakshasas / belonging to Nirriti (demonic)

भीमाterrible

स-घण्ट-उच्छित-केतनाhaving banners raised with bells (i.e., with bell-adorned lofty standards)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kumāra Kārtikeya (Skanda)

Daityas

Suras (gods)

Deveśvaras (lords of the gods)

Pārṣadas (attendants)

Mātṛkāgaṇas (hosts of the Mātṛkās)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents force as ethically directed when it serves protection of order (dharma) rather than personal gain: Kārtikeya’s march is framed as safeguarding the divine and restraining destructive powers (Daityas), while also emphasizing the importance of uplifting allies’ morale.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kārtikeya sets out to destroy the Daityas. He proceeds with his attendants and the Mātṛkā hosts, delighting the chief gods and strengthening them as he undertakes the campaign.