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Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 89

The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

चक्रतीर्थं सुचजक्राक्षं मकराश्रं गयाशिरः गणं पञ्चशिखं नाम ददौ कनखलः स्वकम्

Transliteration

cakratīrthaṃ sucajakrākṣaṃ makarāśraṃ gayāśiraḥ gaṇaṃ pañcaśikhaṃ nāma dadau kanakhalaḥ svakam

Translation

કનખલે પોતાના (પવિત્ર) ભાગરૂપે આ સમૂહ સ્થાપ્યો/આપ્યો—ચક્રતીર્થ, સુચક્રાક્ષ, મકરાશ્ર, ગયાશિર, તથા ‘પંચશિખ’ નામનો ગણ।

Word by Word

चक्रतीर्थम्Cakratīrtha

सुचजक्राक्षम्Sucakrākṣa (proper name)

मकराश्रम्Makarāśrama (proper name)

गयाशिरःGayāśiras (proper name)

गणम्a group/collection (named)

पञ्चशिखम्Pañcaśikha (five-crested; proper name)

नामby name

ददौgave

कनखलःKanakhala (proper name)

स्वकम्his own

Speakers

Not explicitly marked in the given extract; within Saromāhātmya the narration is typically in a sage-to-sage purāṇic dialogue (contextual).

Primary Deities

VishnuShiva

Key Themes

Sacred geography cataloguingTīrtha enumeration and sanctificationPlace-name etymology (cakra, makara, śiras)Pilgrimage networks (tīrtha clusters/gaṇa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the function of this verse within the Saromāhātmya?

It operates as a gazetteer-style register: the text groups multiple tīrthas and attributes their ‘bestowal/establishment’ to a named sacred locality (Kanakhala), thereby authorizing their sanctity and linking them into a pilgrimage circuit.

Does ‘gaṇaṃ pañcaśikhaṃ’ mean Śiva’s gaṇas?

Here gaṇa most naturally means a ‘cluster/group’ of sites rather than Śiva’s attendants. The phrase reads as a named cluster—‘the gaṇa called Pañcaśikha’—consistent with tīrtha-listing style.

Why do some names look like descriptive compounds (e.g., Makarāśra, Gayāśiras)?

Purāṇic geography often preserves toponyms as meaningful compounds. Such names can encode local myths (e.g., an aquatic ‘makara’ association) or physical features (śiras = summit/headland), serving both mnemonic and sacralizing purposes.