Shloka 42

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

जय विशाख विभो जय सकललोकतारक जय देवसेनानायक । स्कन्द जय गौरीनन्दन / घण्टाप्रिय प्रिय विशाख विभो धृतपताकप्रकीर्णपटल । कनकभूषण भासुरदिनकरच्छाय ॥

Transliteration

jaya viśākha vibho jaya sakalalokatāraka jaya devasenānāyaka | skanda jaya gaurīnandana ghaṇṭāpriya priya viśākha vibho dhṛtapatākaprakīrṇapaṭala | kanakabhūṣaṇa bhāsuradinakaracchāya ||

Translation

Victory to you, O Viśākha, O mighty Lord; victory to you, the savior of all worlds; victory to you, the commander of Devasenā. Victory to you, O Skanda, son of Gaurī—dear to the bell’s sound—O beloved Viśākha, whose banner and spreading pennants are unfurled; adorned with gold, radiant with a brilliance like the sun’s glow.

Word by Word

• जय (jaya): victory, hail

• विशाख (viśākha): Viśākha (an epithet of Skanda/Kartikeya)

• विभो (vibho): O Lord, mighty one

• सकल (sakala): all, entire

• लोक (loka): worlds

• तारक (tāraka): savior, deliverer

• देवसेनानायक (devasenānāyaka): leader/commander of the divine army (also ‘lord of Devasenā’)

• स्कन्द (skanda): Skanda (Kartikeya)

• गौरीनन्दन (gaurīnandana): son of Gaurī (Pārvatī)

• घण्टाप्रिय (ghaṇṭāpriya): fond of the bell (its sound in worship)

• प्रिय (priya): beloved, dear

• धृत (dhṛta): held, borne

• पताका (patākā): banner, flag

• प्रकीर्ण (prakīrṇa): spread out, scattered, streaming

• पटल (paṭala): expanse, mass, canopy/cluster

• कनकभूषण (kanakabhūṣaṇa): adorned with gold ornaments

• भासुर (bhāsura): shining, radiant

• दिनकर (dinakara): sun

• छाया (chāyā): glow, radiance, sheen (lit. shadow/semblance

Speaker

• Unnamed narrator/reciter within the Purana (stotra-style verse; not a direct Matsya–Manu dialogue line)

Entities Mentioned

• Skanda
• Kartikeya
• Viśākha
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Devasenā

Tags

• Stotra
• Skanda
• Devotional Praise
• Iconography
• Ritual

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a stotra praising Skanda/Viśākha with epithets of protection and radiance, focusing on devotion rather than cosmology.

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

Indirectly, it supports the householder’s dharma of daily worship (pūjā) and reverence to divine protectors; the imagery of ‘commander of the divine host’ also resonates with royal ideals of guardianship and order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

Ritually, ‘ghaṇṭāpriya’ highlights the bell as a standard pūjā element; iconographically, banners/flags and golden ornaments suggest typical temple-processional and deity-adornment conventions used in Puranic worship settings.