Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 49
The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra
ददृशुर्बालमत्युग्रं षण्मुखं सूर्यसंनिभम् मुष्णन्तमिव चक्षुंषि तेजसा स्वेन देवताः
dadṛśurbālamatyugraṃ ṣaṇmukhaṃ sūryasaṃnibham muṣṇantamiva cakṣuṃṣi tejasā svena devatāḥ
দেবতারা দেখলেন এক শিশু—অত্যন্ত উগ্র—ষণ্মুখ, সূর্যের ন্যায় দীপ্ত; যার নিজস্ব তেজ যেন তাদের দৃষ্টিশক্তি কেড়ে নিচ্ছিল।
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FAQs
Purāṇic style often juxtaposes youthful form with overwhelming śakti: Skanda appears as a kumāra (child) while embodying martial, cosmic power suited for deva-kārya (the gods’ task).
It is a conventional marker of divine presence: the deity’s tejas exceeds ordinary perception, producing a blinding brilliance that indicates transcendence and irresistible potency.
Not yet; it sets the epiphanic scene. The subsequent verses move from vision (darśana) to action—pilgrimage and abhiṣeka at named tīrthas.