Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
दृतीयायां शिशुर्जातश्चतुर्थ्यां पूर्ण एवच । पंचम्यां संस्कृतः सोऽभूत्पावकं चाप्यपश्यत
dṛtīyāyāṃ śiśurjātaścaturthyāṃ pūrṇa evaca | paṃcamyāṃ saṃskṛtaḥ so'bhūtpāvakaṃ cāpyapaśyata
ત્રીજા દિવસે તે શિશુરૂપે જન્મ્યો, ચોથા દિવસે પૂર્ણત્વને પામ્યો. પંચમીએ તેનું સંસ્કાર થયું અને તેણે પાવક (અગ્નિ)નું પણ દર્શન કર્યું।
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: A five-day progression: third day—infant birth; fourth—complete formation; fifth—saṃskāra performed; Kumāra beholds Agni, indicating recognition and blessing.
FAQs
Even extraordinary births honor dharmic order: completion, consecration, and auspicious vision (darśana) are framed as stages of sacred becoming.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on the timing of manifestation and saṃskāra.
Saṃskāra (consecratory rite) performed on the fifth day is explicitly mentioned.