Shloka 11
स्कन्दसेनापत्याभिषेकः
Skanda’s Consecration as Devasenāpati
अन्नित्व॑ विप्रणष्टं हि तप्यमानस्य मे तप: । कथमग्नि: पुनरहं भवेयमिति चिन्त्य सः
annitvaṁ vipraṇaṣṭaṁ hi tapyamānasya me tapaḥ | katham agniḥ punar ahaṁ bhaveyam iti cintya saḥ ||
“确然，我在苦楚中所修的苦行，竟已化为无果而失落。”如此思量，他又自问：“我当如何才能再度成为阿耆尼？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical self-scrutiny: when spiritual effort (tapas) seems to fail or be nullified, one must honestly recognize the loss and seek the right means of restoration rather than clinging to pride in austerity.
Yudhiṣṭhira reports a moment of crisis: someone (contextually connected with Agni) feels that his austerity has become futile and, reflecting on this downfall, wonders how he might regain the state of being Agni—i.e., recover his former divine/fire identity or power.