Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 102

The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

एतानि भूतानि गणांश्च मातरो दृष्ट्वा महात्मा विनतातनूजः ददौ मयूरं स्वसुतं महाजवं तथारुणस्ताम्रचूडं च पुत्रम्

Transliteration

etāni bhūtāni gaṇāṃśca mātaro dṛṣṭvā mahātmā vinatātanūjaḥ dadau mayūraṃ svasutaṃ mahājavaṃ tathāruṇastāmracūḍaṃ ca putram

Translation

Melihat makhluk-makhluk itu—para gaṇa dan para Ibu—tokoh agung, putera Vinatā, mengurniakan sebagai pengiring: burung merak, puteranya sendiri yang amat pantas; dan demikian juga Aruṇa mengurniakan puteranya, Tāmra-cūḍa.

Word by Word

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गणान्: groups, hosts
• गणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मातरः: the mothers
• मातरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), 'having seen'

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनतातनूजः: son of Vinatā (Garuda)
• विनतातनूजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता + तनूज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• मयूरम्: a peacock
• मयूरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वसुतम्: his own son
• स्वसुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); apposition to मयूरम्

• महाजवम्: very swift
• महाजवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying मयूरम्

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• अरुणः: Aruṇa
• अरुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्रचूडम्: Tāmracūḍa (copper-crested; a son named so)
• ताम्रचूडम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र + चूड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); apposition to ताम्रचूडम्

Speakers

• Narratorial voice continuing the tīrtha-endowment catalogue

Primary Deities

• Garuḍa (Vinātā-tanūja)
• Aruṇa

Key Themes

• Integration of pan-Indic mythic figures into local tīrtha ecology
• Attendant assignment (gaṇa/vehicle symbolism)
• Sacred place as a hub of divine retinues

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Is “Vinatā-tanūja” definitely Garuḍa in this context?

Yes. In Purāṇic usage, “Vinatā’s son” is a standard epithet of Garuḍa. The pairing with Aruṇa (also a son of Vinatā) further confirms the identification.

Why would Garuḍa ‘give’ a peacock—what does that signify?

The verb “dadau” here functions like ‘assigned/appointed’ within a catalogue of attendants linked to a sacred complex. The peacock (mayūra) is a potent emblem in Indian religious iconography (notably as Skanda’s vāhana), and its inclusion suggests a layered retinue where bird-beings and divine vehicles are stationed as guardians/markers of sanctity.

Who is Tāmra-cūḍa, and why is he called Aruṇa’s son?

Tāmra-cūḍa (‘copper-crested’) is presented as a named avian/attendant figure. By making him Aruṇa’s son, the text anchors him in a recognized mythic genealogy, thereby legitimizing his presence in the tīrtha’s sacral roster.