Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
रुद्रस्य देव्या गंगायाः कृत्तिकानां च तेजसा । स्वाहावह्नेश्च जातस्त्वं तत्तेजः सफलीकुरु । साधूनां च कृते यस्य धनं वीर्यं च संपदः
rudrasya devyā gaṃgāyāḥ kṛttikānāṃ ca tejasā | svāhāvahneśca jātastvaṃ tattejaḥ saphalīkuru | sādhūnāṃ ca kṛte yasya dhanaṃ vīryaṃ ca saṃpadaḥ
രുദ്രൻ, ദിവ്യഗംഗ, കൃത്തികകൾ, കൂടാതെ സ്വാഹയും അഗ്നിയും ഉള്ള തേജസ്സാൽ നീ ജനിച്ചു—ആ തേജസ്സിനെ ഫലപ്രദമാക്കുക. സദ്ജനങ്ങളുടെ നന്മയ്ക്കായി ആരുടെ ധനം, വീര്യം, സമ്പത്ത് എന്നിവ വിനിയോഗിക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവോ അതാണ് സാർത്ഥകം.
Keśava (Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (as invoked)
Type: river
Listener: Skanda (implied)
Scene: Skanda is praised as born from multiple divine sources—Rudra’s tejas, Gaṅgā’s sanctity, Kṛttikās’ nurture, Svāhā and Agni’s mediation—urged to channel that radiance toward protecting the virtuous.
FAQs
Gifts like tejas, wealth, and strength become ‘successful’ when dedicated to protecting the virtuous and upholding dharma.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes sacred lineage (Gaṅgā, Agni, Kṛttikās) rather than geography.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the instruction is to consecrate one’s power (tejas) toward dharmic ends.