Shloka 4

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

चैत्रस्य बहुले पक्षे पञ्चदश्यां महाबलौ सम्भूतावर्कसदृशौ विशाले शरकानने //

Transliteration

caitrasya bahule pakṣe pañcadaśyāṃ mahābalau sambhūtāvarkasadṛśau viśāle śarakānane //

Translation

On the fifteenth day (full-moon) of the dark fortnight of the month of Caitra, two exceedingly mighty ones were born—radiant like the sun—in the vast Śara forest.

Word by Word

• चैत्रस्य: of (the month) Caitra

• बहुले पक्षे: in the dark fortnight (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa)

• पञ्चदश्याम्: on the fifteenth lunar day (pañcadaśī)

• महाबलौ: two of great strength

• सम्भूतौ: were born/manifested

• अर्कसदृशौ: resembling the sun (in brilliance)

• विशाले: in the vast (place)

• शरकानने: in the Śara forest (a forest of reeds/śara-grass)

Speaker

• Suta (Pauranic narrator) recounting dynastic events

Entities Mentioned

• Caitra
• Pañcadaśī
• Arka (Sun)
• Śara forest

Tags

• Dynasties
• Genealogy
• Birth narrative
• Puranic chronology
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it records a dynastic birth event with precise lunar dating (Caitra, dark fortnight, fifteenth tithi) and emphasizes the extraordinary radiance and strength of the newborns.

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

Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal of kingship by framing royal or heroic births as auspicious, time-marked events—suggesting that lineage, timing (tithi), and sacred geography are integral to dharmic social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The explicit significance is calendrical/ritual rather than architectural: the verse anchors the event to a specific month and tithi, a common Purāṇic method used for determining auspicious timings (muhūrta) for rites and commemorations.