Shloka 13

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

*देवा ऊचुः नमः कुमाराय महाप्रभाय स्कन्दाय च स्कन्दितदानवाय नवार्कविद्युद्द्युतये नमो ऽस्तुते नमो ऽस्तु ते षण्मुख कामरूप //

Transliteration

*devā ūcuḥ namaḥ kumārāya mahāprabhāya skandāya ca skanditadānavāya navārkavidyuddyutaye namo 'stute namo 'stu te ṣaṇmukha kāmarūpa //

Translation

The gods said: Salutations to Kumāra, the great and radiant Lord; salutations to Skanda, the one who has scattered the demons. Salutations to you whose splendor is like that of a newly risen sun and lightning. Salutations to you—salutations to you, O Six-faced one, who assumes forms at will.

Word by Word

• devāḥ ūcuḥ: the gods said

• namaḥ: salutations

• kumārāya: to Kumāra (the divine youth)

• mahāprabhāya: to the greatly radiant/glorious one

• skandāya: to Skanda

• ca: and

• skandita-dānavāya: to him who has scattered/repelled the demons

• nava-arka: newly risen sun

• vidyut: lightning

• dyutaye: to the splendor/luster

• namo 'stu te: may salutations be to you

• ṣaṇmukha: O six-faced one

• kāmarūpa: one who assumes desired forms / of self-willed form

Speaker

• The Devas (gods)

Entities Mentioned

• Kumāra
• Skanda
• Ṣaṇmukha (Six-faced Skanda/Kartikeya)

Tags

• Stotra
• Skanda
• Devotional Praise
• Demon-slaying
• Iconography

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya or cosmology; it is a devotional eulogy describing Skanda’s brilliance and his role as a subduer of demons.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ethic that rulers and householders should uphold divine order by honoring deities and resisting adharma—symbolized here by Skanda’s scattering of demonic forces.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, it functions as a stotra suitable for invocation and praise in Skanda worship; iconographically, it highlights key identifiers—Ṣaṇmukha (six faces) and radiant luster—useful for pratima-lakṣaṇa (image characterization), though no specific Vāstu rule is stated.