Shloka 1.37.18

कुमारसम्भवः—गङ्गायां तेजोनिक्षेपः (The Birth of Kumāra/Skanda and the Deposition of Śiva’s Energy through Gaṅgā)

Devanagari script

यदस्या निर्गतं तस्मात्तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रभम् ।काञ्चनं धरणीं प्राप्तं हिरण्यममलं शुभम्।।1.37.18।।

Transliteration

yad asyā nirgataṃ tasmāt tapta-jāmbūnada-prabham | kāñcanaṃ dharaṇīṃ prāptaṃ hiraṇyam amalaṃ śubham || 1.37.18 ||

Translation

What issued from her, glowing like molten Jāmbūnada-gold, reached the earth; and from it arose pure, auspicious gold—bright and radiant.

Context

The embryo that emerged from Ganga reached the earth. It resembled the lustre of molten gold. It furned into gold auspicious, bright and pure.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Dharaṇī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is portrayed as the world’s moral-cosmic coherence: even extraordinary events yield ordered, beneficial outcomes (auspicious resources), suggesting creation is not random but value-bearing.

What is the narrative situation?

The released embryo’s substance reaches the earth, and the tradition explains the origin of exceptionally pure gold associated with this event.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a personal virtue, but the auspiciousness (śubhatva) of divine processes—what is guided by dharma tends toward purity and benefit.