Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 32

कुमारसम्भवः—गङ्गायां तेजोनिक्षेपः

The Birth of Kumāra/Skanda and the Deposition of Śiva’s Energy through Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

भक्तश्च य: कार्तिकेये काकुत्स्थ भुवि मानवः।आयुष्मान् पुत्रपौत्रैश्च स्कन्दसालोक्यतां व्रजेत्।।1.37.32।।

Transliteration

bhaktaś ca yaḥ kārtikeye kākutstha bhuvi mānavaḥ |

āyuṣmān putra-pautraiś ca skanda-sālokyatāṁ vrajet || 1.37.32 ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಕಾಕುತ್ಸ್ಥ! ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೇಯನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯುಳ್ಳ ಯಾವ ಮಾನವನಾದರೂ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು ಪುತ್ರ-ಪೌತ್ರಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯದಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ದೇಹತ್ಯಾಗದ ನಂತರ ಸ್ಕಂದಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಲೋಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• भक्तः: devoted
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भज् (धातु) → भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तम् (क्त); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘devoted’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कार्तिकेये: in/unto Kārttikeya
• कार्तिकेये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विषय/आलम्बन-अधिकरण (locative of object of devotion)

• काकुत्स्थ: O Kakutstha
• काकुत्स्थ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचनम्

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भूमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अधिकरण-सप्तमी (locative: ‘on earth’)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आयुष्मान्: long-lived
• आयुष्मान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयुष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying मानवः)

• पुत्र-पौत्रैः: with sons and grandsons
• पुत्र-पौत्रैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च); पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सहार्थे तृतीया (with)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• स्कन्द-सालोक्यताम्: Skanda’s world/attainment of the same realm as Skanda
• स्कन्द-सालोक्यताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सालोक्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्कन्दस्य सालोक्यता); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्म (object of व्रजेत्)

• व्रजेत्: would attain/go to
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Context

O son of the Kakusthas! whosoever reveres Kartikeya on this earth with devotion and faith, shall have a long life, sons and grandsons and after death will reach the world ofSkanda".ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍēṇḍē saptatriṅśassarga:৷৷Thus ends the thirtyseventh sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Kakutstha)
• Kārttikeya
• Bhūmi (earth, implied)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is devotion aligned with righteous reverence: faithful honouring of a divine protector is presented as a meritorious path producing social continuity (family) and spiritual attainment.

What is the narrative situation?

At the sarga’s close, Viśvāmitra states the spiritual and worldly fruits of devotion to Kārttikeya/Skanda.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bhakti (devotional fidelity): steadfast reverence is highlighted as a virtue that sustains both personal welfare and spiritual progress.