Varaha Purana 25.40: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 40
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
देवा ऊचुः । भवस्व देवसेनानीर्महेश्वरसुत प्रभो । षण्मुख स्कन्द विश्वेश कुक्कुटध्वज पावके ॥ २५.४० ॥
devā ūcuḥ | bhavasva devasenānīr maheśvarasuta prabho | ṣaṇmukha skanda viśveśa kukkuṭadhvaja pāvake || 25.40 ||
देवतों ने कहा, तुम देवतों की सेना का सेनापति बनो। तुम महेश्वर के बेटा हो। तुम्हारा चेह मुह है, तुम स्कन्द हो, तुम देवों के हो। तुम्हारा निशान मुर्गा है।
Devāḥ (the gods)
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It preserves a conventional Purāṇic stuti-formula where the gods invoke Skanda/Kārttikeya as commander (devasenānī), reflecting the wider Sanskritic motif of divine military leadership and the crystallization of deity-epithets for liturgical and narrative use.
No geographic toponym is explicit in this verse; the content is primarily invocatory and titulary rather than site-specific.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical emphasis is on legitimate leadership and collective order, expressed through the gods’ request for a capable commander and the recognition of responsibility attached to authority.
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