Shloka 333
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
अभ्याजगाम देवेशं शूलहस्तं पिनाकिनम् । बालक होनेपर भी बलशाली एवं महान् योगबलसे सम्पन्न कुमार त्रिशूल और पिनाक धारण करनेवाले देवेश्वर भगवान् शिवकी ओर चले
abhyājagāma deveśaṃ śūlahastaṃ pinākinam | bālako hone'par bhī balaśālī evaṃ mahān yogabalase sampanna kumāra triśūla aura pināka dhāraṇa karanevāle deveśvara bhagavān śivakī ora cale
毗舍婆耶那说道：那王子虽仍是孩童，却雄健非常，具大瑜伽之力；他迈步前往诸神之主——手执三叉戟、佩持毗那迦神弓的湿婆。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that authentic strength can arise from yogic discipline and inner mastery, and that even youth can be capable of great resolve when oriented toward the divine and higher purpose.
The narrator states that a powerful youth/prince, though still a boy, approaches Lord Śiva—described by his iconic weapons, the trident and the bow Pināka—signaling a moment of seeking divine presence, aid, or sanction within the broader war-time setting.