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 ||
在那里，他长卧于那光耀如金的神圣箭床之上，周身为荣光所环；常有乾闼婆与诸牟尼不断颂赞。此景将战士之终化为道德图景：对所择之法（dharma）坚守不移；即便在战争的废墟中，仍以敬礼回报一生的戒律与真实。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.