Shloka 40
Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration
अथ गाथा जयातुलशक्तिदीधितिपिञ्जर भुजदण्डचण्डरणरभस । सुरवदन / कुमुदकानन-विकासनेन्दो कुमार जय दितिजकुलमहोदधिवडवानल ॥
atha gāthā jayātulaśaktidīdhitipiñjara bhujadaṇḍacaṇḍaraṇarabhasa | suravadana kumudakānana-vikāsanendo kumāra jaya ditijakulamahodadhivaḍavānala ||
Now, a victory-song: Triumph, O Kumāra—whose arm is tawny with the blaze of the peerless spear’s radiance, whose battle-onrush is fierce in the shock of combat; whose face is like that of a god, a moon that makes the grove of night-lotuses bloom—victorious one, the submarine fire that dries up the vast ocean of the Daitya clans.
FAQs
It does not describe cosmic pralaya directly; it uses pralaya-like imagery metaphorically—Kumāra is compared to the vaḍavānala (submarine fire) that can dry an ocean, here symbolizing the annihilation of Daitya power.
By praising Kumāra as the destroyer of oppressive Daitya forces, the verse reinforces a dharmic ideal: rulers and householders should uphold protection of order (dharma), courage, and disciplined force against adharma—modeled here as the god’s decisive martial energy.
No Vāstu rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is stotra-usage—this is a victory-hymn (gāthā/jaya) employing iconographic markers (śakti, moon-like face) suitable for devotional recitation for protection, success, and overcoming hostile forces.