Shloka 14
Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission
राका च धिषणा चैव पत्न्यश्चान्या दिवौकसाम् | हिमवांश्वैव विन्ध्यश्न मेरुश्नानेकशुड्रवान्
rākā ca dhiṣaṇā caiva patnyaś cānyā divaukasām | himavāṁś caiva vindhyaś ca meruś cānekśikharavān ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—راکا اور دھِشَنا، اور دیوتاؤں کی بہت سی دوسری بیویاں بھی وہاں آئیں؛ اسی طرح ہِمَوان، وِندھیا اور بے شمار چوٹیوں سے آراستہ مَیرو بھی۔ اور پرَبھو رُدروں، وَسُوؤں، آدِتیوں اور دونوں اَشوِنی کُماروں سے گھِرا ہوا تھا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that major turning points in dharma and destiny are not merely human affairs: the divine powers and even the personified mountains are portrayed as converging, suggesting that ethical crises and resolutions reverberate through the whole cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of those who assembled: goddesses/consorts such as Rākā and Dhiṣaṇā, and the great mountains Himavān, Vindhya, and Meru. The scene is one of a vast, ceremonial gathering where celestial and cosmic beings stand in attendance.