Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 102
The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra
एतानि भूतानि गणांश्च मातरो दृष्ट्वा महात्मा विनतातनूजः ददौ मयूरं स्वसुतं महाजवं तथारुणस्ताम्रचूडं च पुत्रम्
etāni bhūtāni gaṇāṃśca mātaro dṛṣṭvā mahātmā vinatātanūjaḥ dadau mayūraṃ svasutaṃ mahājavaṃ tathāruṇastāmracūḍaṃ ca putram
Als er diese Wesen—die gaṇas und die Mütter—erblickte, verlieh der Große, der Sohn Vinatās, als Gefährten: den Pfau, seinen eigenen überaus schnellen Sohn; ebenso gab Aruṇa seinen Sohn Tāmra-cūḍa.
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FAQs
Yes. In Purāṇic usage, “Vinatā’s son” is a standard epithet of Garuḍa. The pairing with Aruṇa (also a son of Vinatā) further confirms the identification.
The verb “dadau” here functions like ‘assigned/appointed’ within a catalogue of attendants linked to a sacred complex. The peacock (mayūra) is a potent emblem in Indian religious iconography (notably as Skanda’s vāhana), and its inclusion suggests a layered retinue where bird-beings and divine vehicles are stationed as guardians/markers of sanctity.
Tāmra-cūḍa (‘copper-crested’) is presented as a named avian/attendant figure. By making him Aruṇa’s son, the text anchors him in a recognized mythic genealogy, thereby legitimizing his presence in the tīrtha’s sacral roster.