Shloka 43

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

जय जनितसंभ्रम लीलालूनाखिलाराते जय सकललोकतारक / दितिजासुरवरतारकान्तक । स्कन्द जय बाल सप्तवासर जय भुवनावलिशोकविनाशन ॥

Transliteration

jaya janitasaṃbhrama līlālūnākhilārāte jaya sakalalokatāraka ditijāsuravaratārakāntaka | skanda jaya bāla saptavāsara jaya bhuvanāvaliśokavināśana ||

Translation

Victory to you, who stir awe and excitement, and who in sportive play have cut down all enemies. Victory to you, the savior of all the worlds, the destroyer of the mighty Tāraka among the Diti-born demons. O Skanda, victory to you—the wondrous child of but seven days—victory to you, the remover of the sorrow of the hosts of worlds.

Word by Word

• jaya: victory, hail

• janita-saṃbhrama: causing awe/excitement

• līlā: sportive play

• lūna: cut down, slain

• akhila: all

• arāti: enemies

• sakala: entire

• loka: worlds

• tāraka: savior/deliverer (also a pun with Tāraka)

• ditijāsura: demon born of Diti (Daitya/Asura)

• vara: excellent, mighty

• Tārakāntaka: slayer of (the demon) Tāraka

• skanda: Skanda/Kārttikeya

• bāla: child

• saptavāsara: seven days (seven-day-old)

• bhuvana: world, realm

• āvali: multitude, series, host

• śoka: sorrow

• vināśana: destroyer, remover

Speaker

• A devotee/narrator voice within the Matsya Purana’s hymn section (stotra-style praise addressed to Skanda)

Entities Mentioned

• Skanda (Kartikeya)
• Taraka (asura)
• Diti

Tags

• Stotra
• Skanda
• Asura-vadha
• Devotional Praise
• Puranic Mythology

FAQs

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

This verse is not about pralaya; it is a victory-hymn (stotra) praising Skanda as the cosmic protector who removes sorrow and destroys demonic forces, supporting cosmic order rather than describing dissolution.

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

By praising Skanda as the slayer of oppressive enemies and the remover of worldly grief, the verse implicitly upholds the dharmic ideal that kings and householders should protect society from harmful forces and maintain order—seeking divine support through devotion and right conduct.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated; the ritual takeaway is stotra-recitation—invoking Skanda as 'Tārakāntaka' and 'śokavināśana' as a protective, grief-removing devotional practice.