Mahabharata 9.44.18 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 44, Shloka 18
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
स तस्मिन् काउ्चने दिव्ये शरस्तम्बे श्रिया वृत: । स्तूयमान: सदा शेते गन्धर्वैर्मुनिभिस्तथा
sa tasmin kāñcane divye śarastambe śriyā vṛtaḥ | stūyamānaḥ sadā śete gandharvair munibhis tathā ||
وہ اس نورانی، سنہری اور دیویہ تیرون کی سیج پر شان و شوکت میں گھرا ہوا ہمیشہ لیٹا رہتا تھا؛ گندھرو اور مُنی برابر اس کی ستائش کرتے رہتے تھے۔
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Even in the aftermath of violence, moral stature is measured by steadfastness, discipline, and truth; such integrity draws reverence from the wise and the celestial, suggesting that dharma can confer dignity even upon suffering.
The narrator describes a revered figure lying upon a divine, golden bed of arrows, surrounded by splendor, while Gandharvas and sages continually praise him—portraying a solemn, exalted moment amid the war’s consequences.
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