Shloka 306
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
कार्तिकेयानुयायिन्यो नानारूपा: सहस्रशः । भरतश्रेष्ठ! ये तथा और भी नाना रूपधारिणी बहुत-सी सहस्रों मातृकाएँ हैं, जो कुमार कार्तिकेयका अनुसरण करती हैं
kārtikeyānuyāyinyaḥ nānārūpāḥ sahasraśaḥ | bharataśreṣṭha! ye tathā anyā api nānā-rūpadhāriṇī bahvyaḥ sahasraśo mātṛkāḥ santi, yāḥ kumāra-kārtikeyasya anuyānam kurvanti |
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc ưu tú nhất trong dòng Bharata, có hàng ngàn, hàng vạn kẻ tùy tùng của Kārttikeya, mang muôn hình vạn trạng. Cũng vậy, vô số các Mātṛkā—những Nữ Thần Mẹ—với dáng vẻ đa dạng, theo hầu và tháp tùng vị thần trẻ Kārttikeya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the vastness and diversity of divine forces that gather around a righteous or powerful leader: Kārttikeya is portrayed as supported by innumerable, multiform energies (Mātṛkās and attendants), suggesting that protection and victory are not merely individual but arise from aligned, many-sided powers.
Vaiśampāyana describes the entourage of Kārttikeya: thousands of female followers of varied forms, and additionally innumerable Mātṛkā mother-deities who accompany and follow Kumāra Kārttikeya, emphasizing the scale and awe of the divine assembly.