Shloka 36
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
वरदा: कामचारिण्यो नित्य॑ प्रमुदितास्तथा । याम्या रौद्रास्तथा सौम्या: कौबेयों5थ महाबला:
varadāḥ kāmacāriṇyo nityaṃ pramuditās tathā | yāmyā raudrās tathā saumyāḥ kauberyo ’tha mahābalāḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—وہ بخششِ ور کے قابل، اپنی مرضی سے چلنے پھرنے والی اور ہمیشہ شاداں رہنے والی تھیں۔ ان میں کچھ یَم کی قوتیں تھیں، کچھ رُدر کی، کچھ سوم کی اور کچھ کوبیر کی—سبھی عظیم قوت سے آراستہ تھیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that cosmic governance operates through many divine agencies—some fierce, some gentle—yet all powerful. Ethically, it suggests that order (dharma) is upheld by differentiated forces, and that power can manifest in multiple temperaments while serving a larger balance.
Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing a group of mighty Mother-goddess powers (mātṛkāḥ), characterizing them as boon-givers who act freely and joyfully, and classifying them by their affiliation with major deities such as Yama, Rudra, Soma, and Kubera.