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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

កនខលៈ (Kanakhala) ជាភាគសក្ការៈរបស់ខ្លួន បានប្រទាន/បង្កើតក្រុមទីរថៈមាននាម៖ «ចក្រទីរថៈ», «ស�Vamana Purana,32,4,VamP 32.4,śiśurasmi na jānāmi vaktuṃ kiñcana devatāḥ dīyatāṃ brahmaṇā sārddhamanujña mama sāmpratam,शिशुरस्मि न जानामि वक्तुं किञ्चन देवताः दीयतां ब्रह्मणा सार्द्धमनुज्ञ मम साम्प्रतम्,Andhaka Vadha,Dharma Teaching / Request for Authorization (Anujñā),Adhyāya 32 (Kumāra seeks permission and instruction before combat),4,śiśurasmi na jānāmi vaktuṃ kiñcana devatāḥ dīyatāṃ brahmaṇā sārddhamanujña mama sāmpratam,śiśur asmi na jānāmi vaktuṃ kiñcana devatāḥ dīyatāṃ brahmaṇā sārddham anujñā mama sāmpratam,“I am but a child; I do not know how to say anything (adequately)

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.