Shloka 29
सृष्टिविस्तारप्रश्नः (Sṛṣṭi-vistāra-praśnaḥ) — The Detailed Inquiry into Creation
तस्य शाखो विशाखश्च नैगमेयश्च पृष्ठतः । अपत्यं कृत्तिकानां तु कार्तिकेय इति स्मृतः
tasya śākho viśākhaśca naigameyaśca pṛṣṭhataḥ | apatyaṃ kṛttikānāṃ tu kārtikeya iti smṛtaḥ
તેમાથી શાખ અને વિશાખ જન્મ્યા, અને તેમની પાછળ નૈગમેય પણ થયો. પરંતુ કૃત્તિકાઓનું સંતાન ‘કાર્તિકેય’ નામે સ્મરાય છે.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
The verse preserves the sacred naming and lineage of Skanda—Kārttikeya—showing how divine births and names reveal specific cosmic roles; remembering these names is treated as smṛti-based devotion that strengthens bhakti toward Shiva’s divine family.
Kārttikeya is presented as a manifest (saguṇa) divine power associated with Shiva’s household; honoring Shiva through the Linga naturally includes reverence to Shiva’s attendant divine beings, with Skanda revered as an extension of Shiva’s protective and victorious energy.
A simple practice is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition) of “Kārttikeya/Skanda” alongside Shiva’s Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with bhakti—optionally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva markers.