Shloka 6

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

तस्यामेव ततः षष्ठ्याम् अभिषिक्तो गुहः प्रभुः सर्वैरमरसंघातैर् ब्रह्मेन्द्रोपेन्द्रभास्करैः //

Transliteration

tasyāmeva tataḥ ṣaṣṭhyām abhiṣikto guhaḥ prabhuḥ sarvairamarasaṃghātair brahmendropendrabhāskaraiḥ //

Translation

Then, on that very sixth (lunar day), the sovereign Guha was consecrated (as king), anointed by all the assembled hosts of the immortals—by Brahmā, Indra, Upendra (Vishnu), and Bhāskara (the Sun).

Word by Word

• तस्यामेव (tasyām eva): on that very (tithi/day)

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• षष्ठ्याम् (ṣaṣṭhyām): on the sixth (day, i.e., Ṣaṣṭhī tithi)

• अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ): consecrated/anointed

• गुहः (guhaḥ): Guha (proper name)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): lord/sovereign

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ): by all

• अमर-संघातैः (amara-saṃghātaiḥ): by the assembled hosts of immortals (gods)

• ब्रह्म-इन्द्र-उपेन्द्र-भास्करैः (brahma-indra-upendra-bhāskaraiḥ): by Brahmā, Indra, Upendra (Vishnu), and Bhāskara (Sun).

Speaker

• Suta (narrator) recounting dynastic events (within the Matsya Purana’s genealogical narrative)

Entities Mentioned

• Guha
• Brahma
• Indra
• Upendra (Vishnu)
• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Devas (Amaras)

Tags

• Dynasties
• Abhisheka
• Kingship
• Devas
• Tithi

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe pralaya; it focuses on royal consecration (abhisheka) and divine endorsement of kingship within a dynastic narrative.

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

By presenting Guha’s consecration as performed with divine witnesses, the verse frames kingship as a dharmic office—legitimized through proper rite and responsibility, not merely power or inheritance.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The key ritual detail is timing and procedure: an abhisheka performed on Ṣaṣṭhī tithi, emphasizing auspicious calendrical selection and formal consecration as central to Puranic statecraft.