Shloka 32
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
हिरण्यमूर्तिर्भगवानेष एव च पावकि: । सदा कुमारो देवानां सैनापत्यमवाप्तवान्,ये अग्निपुत्र भगवान् स्कन्द सुवर्णमय विग्रह धारण करते हैं। वे नित्य कुमारावस्थामें ही रहकर देवताओंके सेनापतिपदपर प्रतिष्ठित हुए हैं
hiraṇyamūrtir bhagavān eṣa eva ca pāvakiḥ | sadā kumāro devānāṁ saināpatyam avāptavān |
ഈ ഭഗവാൻ സ്വർണ്ണമയ രൂപധാരിയും പാവകി (അഗ്നി) സ്വരൂപനും ആകുന്നു. സദാ കുമാരനായി നിലകൊണ്ട് ദേവന്മാരുടെ സേനാധിപത്യം അവൻ പ്രാപിച്ചു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links rightful authority with inner purity and disciplined restraint: Skanda’s ‘purifying fire’ nature and perpetual youthful celibacy are presented as the qualities that ground his fitness to lead the gods’ forces, implying that ethical self-mastery supports legitimate power.
Bhishma is describing and praising the deity Skanda (Kumāra), identifying him as radiant (golden-formed) and inherently purifying like fire, and stating that he has obtained the post of commander-in-chief of the gods.