Shloka 28
कुमारसम्भवः—गङ्गायां तेजोनिक्षेपः
The Birth of Kumāra/Skanda and the Deposition of Śiva’s Energy through Gaṅgā
प्रादुर्भूतं तत: क्षीरं कृत्तिकानामनुत्तमम् ।।1.37.28।।षण्णां षडाननो भूत्वा जग्राह स्तनजं पय:।
prādurbhūtaṁ tataḥ kṣīraṁ kṛttikānām anuttamam || 1.37.28 ||
ṣaṇṇāṁ ṣaḍ-ānano bhūtvā jagrāha stanajaṁ payaḥ |
त्यानंतर कृत्तिकांमध्ये अनुपम क्षीर प्रकट झाले. तो षडानन होऊन सहाजणींच्या स्तनांतून वाहणारे दूध ग्रहण करू लागला।
Then excellent milk surged in the breasts of krittikas. Assuming six mouths, he sucked the milk.
FAQs
Dharma is nurturing care: the community (the six Kṛttikās) sustains the one entrusted to them, illustrating protection of the vulnerable as a righteous obligation.
Milk miraculously manifests in the Kṛttikās, and the child assumes six faces to nurse from all six at once.
Maternal compassion and generosity: the Kṛttikās provide nourishment without rivalry or withholding.