Shloka 3
कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः — Consecration of Kārttikeya and the Enumeration of His Retinue
स्कन्दो यथा च दैत्यानामकरोत् कदनं महत् | तथा मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि मे,स्कन्दने जिस प्रकार दैत्योंका महान् संहार किया हो, वह सब उसी तरह मुझे बताइये; क्योंकि मेरे मनमें इसे सुननेके लिये बड़ा कौतूहल हो रहा है
Janamejaya uvāca | Skando yathā ca daityānām akarot kadanaṁ mahat | tathā me sarvam ācakṣva paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ||
Janamejaya dijo: «Tal como Skanda llevó a cabo una gran matanza de los Daityas, así cuéntamelo todo de ese mismo modo. Pues me consume un intenso deseo de oírlo.»
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the disciplined pursuit of knowledge through respectful questioning: a listener’s earnest curiosity prompts a fuller, clearer narration of events, preserving tradition and moral reflection through inquiry.
King Janamejaya requests the narrator to recount, in full detail, the episode of Skanda’s great destruction of the Daityas, emphasizing his strong desire to hear the complete story.