Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 1
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
इति श्रीवामनपुराणे एकत्रिंशो ऽध्यायः पुलस्त्य उवाच सेनापत्ये ऽभिषिक्तस्तु कुमारो दैवतैरथ प्रणिपत्य भवं भक्त्या गिरिजां पावकं शुचिम्
iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe ekatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ pulastya uvāca senāpatye 'bhiṣiktastu kumāro daivatairatha praṇipatya bhavaṃ bhaktyā girijāṃ pāvakaṃ śucim
Thus ends the thirty-first chapter of the Śrī Vāmana Purāṇa. Pulastya said: Then Kumāra, having been consecrated by the gods to the office of commander, bowed down with devotion to Bhava (Śiva), to Girijā (Pārvatī), and to the pure Pāvaka (Fire).
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FAQs
Purāṇic manuscripts often preserve colophons that mark the end of an adhyāya, followed immediately by the opening of the next; here the colophon for Adhyāya 31 precedes the start of Adhyāya 32’s narration.
Agni is central to consecration rites and is also closely linked to Skanda’s mythology (as a purifier and ritual witness). The homage underscores ritual legitimacy and the sacred fire’s role in divine installations.
It indicates a formal enthronement/installation—more than a mere appointment—signaling that Kumāra’s commandership is ritually and cosmically sanctioned by the gods.