Shloka 104
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
एवं स भगवांस्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे दैत्यकुलान्तक: । अभिषिक्तो महाराज देवसेनापति: सुरै:,महाराज! इस प्रकार दैत्यकुलविनाशक देवसेनापति भगवान् स्कन्दका उस तीर्थमें देवताओंद्वारा अभिषेक किया गया
evaṁ sa bhagavāṁs tasmiṁs tīrthe daityakulāntakaḥ | abhiṣikto mahārāja devasenāpatiḥ suraiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu đại vương, như vậy tại bến thiêng ấy, phúc thần Skanda—kẻ diệt dòng Daitya, tổng chỉ huy đạo quân chư thiên—đã được các thần làm lễ quán đỉnh.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority and martial leadership are portrayed as grounded in sacred sanction: Skanda’s role as commander is affirmed through abhiṣeka at a tīrtha by the gods, linking power with responsibility to uphold cosmic order.
Vaiśampāyana reports that at a particular sacred place (tīrtha), Skanda—renowned as the destroyer of Daitya forces—was ritually anointed by the gods and installed as their army-commander (devasenāpati).