Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
रक्तकांतिर्महातेजाः षण्मुखोऽद्भुत विक्रमः । क्वचिद्गायति चात्यर्थं क्वचिन्नृत्यति स्वेच्छया
raktakāṃtirmahātejāḥ ṣaṇmukho'dbhuta vikramaḥ | kvacidgāyati cātyarthaṃ kvacinnṛtyati svecchayā
അവൻ രക്തവർണ്ണ കാന്തിയുള്ളവൻ, മഹാതേജസ്വി, ഷൺമുഖൻ, അത്ഭുതവിക്രമശാലി. ചിലപ്പോൾ അത്യന്തം ആനന്ദത്തോടെ പാടുന്നു; ചിലപ്പോൾ സ്വേച്ഛയായി നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നു।
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Six-faced Kārttikeya, ruddy and brilliant, alternates between singing and dancing; dynamic posture, flowing ornaments, perhaps a peacock nearby; onlookers are delighted and awed.
FAQs
Divine qualities (tejas, vikrama) coexist with playful līlā, encouraging both reverence and loving devotion.
The immediate verse is descriptive; the broader frame remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting.
None; it depicts Kārtikeya’s divine characteristics and spontaneous līlā.