Shloka 19
कुमारसम्भवः—गङ्गायां तेजोनिक्षेपः
The Birth of Kumāra/Skanda and the Deposition of Śiva’s Energy through Gaṅgā
ताम्रं कार्ष्णायसं चैव तैक्ष्ण्यादेवाभ्यजायत।।1.37.19।।मलं तस्याभवत्तत्र त्रपु सीसकमेव च।तदेतद्धरणीं प्राप्य नानाधातुरवर्धत।।1.37.20।।
tāmraṃ kārṣṇāyasaṃ caiva taikṣṇyād evābhyajāyata || 1.37.19 ||
त्याच्या तीक्ष्ण सामर्थ्यामुळेच त्यातून तांबे आणि कार्ष्णायस (लोखंड)ही उत्पन्न झाले.
There copper and iron were produced from its acidity, zinc and lead from its residue. Various minerals were formed when that embryo reached the earth.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as intelligible order: qualities (like intensity/taikṣṇya) yield corresponding results, reinforcing a worldview where causes and effects are meaningful and reliable.
Viśvāmitra continues the account by describing how metals such as copper and iron are said to originate from the embryo’s potent energy.
The verse emphasizes the virtue of truthful transmission (satya-kathana) in sacred history: the sage narrates origins as part of instructive tradition.