Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
शंभोः पुत्रः प्रसादेन सर्वो भवति शाश्वतः । गंगायाः पुलिने जातः कार्त्तिकेयो महाबलः
śaṃbhoḥ putraḥ prasādena sarvo bhavati śāśvataḥ | gaṃgāyāḥ puline jātaḥ kārttikeyo mahābalaḥ
Durch Śambhus Gnade wird alles beständig und glückverheißend. Am sandigen Ufer der Gaṅgā wurde der machtvolle Kārttikeya geboren.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-pulina (Kārttikeya-janma-smṛti)
Type: ghat
Scene: On a bright sandy riverbank, the newborn Kārttikeya appears radiant and strong; the scene is suffused with a calm benediction, as if Śiva’s grace descends invisibly over Gaṅgā’s shore.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace (prasāda) is portrayed as the source of lasting auspiciousness, culminating in the divine birth of Skanda.
The Gaṅgā’s riverbank (gaṅgā-pulina/gaṅgā-tīra) is highlighted as a sanctified locus for divine manifestation.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse primarily proclaims the sanctity of Gaṅgā’s bank and the power of Śiva’s grace.