Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
शुक्रवन्निःसृतोयस्मात्तस्मात्त्वं भृगुनंदन । कर्मणानेन शुक्रस्त्वं मम पुत्रोसि गम्यताम्
śukravanniḥsṛtoyasmāttasmāttvaṃ bhṛgunaṃdana | karmaṇānena śukrastvaṃ mama putrosi gamyatām
«Puisque tu es sorti tel le śukra, ô joie de la lignée de Bhṛgu, tu seras nommé Śukra. Par cet événement même, tu es pour moi comme un fils—va maintenant.»
Deva (here: Śiva, inferred from immediate context of Śaṃbhu/Viśveśvara in the same adhyāya)
Scene: A deity addresses the newly emerged Śukra, conferring the name and declaring him ‘as a son’; the moment is intimate, ritual-like, and declarative.
FAQs
Divine naming is not merely social; it reflects karmic circumstance and sacred purpose within the cosmic order.
The broader passage belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework, where Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the sacred backdrop, though this verse itself is an etymological declaration.
None is stated in this verse; it focuses on naming and affiliation.