Shloka 97
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
भरतवंशी नरेश! तत्पश्चात् दुन्दुभियाँ बज उठीं, शंखोंकी ध्वनि होने लगी, सैकड़ों और हजारों देवांगनाएँ योगीश्वर स्कन्ददेवपर उत्तम फूलोंकी वर्षा करने लगीं ।। दिव्यगन्धमुपादाय ववौ पुण्यश्च मारुत: । गन्धर्वस्तुष्टवुश्ैनं यज्वानश्व महर्षय:
divyagandham upādāya vavau puṇyaś ca mārutaḥ | gandharvās tuṣṭuvuś cainaṃ yajvānaś ca maharṣayaḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说：“婆罗多族的王啊，随后吉祥之兆纷然显现：战鼓齐鸣，法螺长吹。成百上千的天女向瑜伽行者之主——斯坎达——倾洒上妙花雨。携带天香的圣风吹起；乾闼婆与行祭祀之大圣仙（摩诃梨师）欢然颂赞于他。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames divine approval through auspicious signs—fragrant wind, music, and praise by sages—suggesting that righteous power and disciplined spiritual authority (yogīśvara) attract harmony and reverence. It also links sacrificial merit (yajvānaḥ) with the capacity to recognize and celebrate divine order.
After a significant moment involving Skanda, the scene turns celebratory: drums and conches sound, celestial maidens shower flowers, a holy fragrant breeze blows, and Gandharvas and great sacrificial sages extol Skanda, marking the event as auspicious and divinely witnessed.