Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 50

The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

कौतुकाभिवृताः सर्वे एवमूचुः सुरोत्तमाः देवकार्यं त्वया देव कृतं देव्याग्निना तथा

Transliteration

kautukābhivṛtāḥ sarve evamūcuḥ surottamāḥ devakāryaṃ tvayā deva kṛtaṃ devyāgninā tathā

Translation

प्रददावंशुमान् → प्रददौ + अंशुमान् (स्वर-सन्धि); षण्मुखाय—षट् + मुख (समास, नकारादेशः)।

Speakers

• Surottamāḥ (the foremost gods) addressing Ṣaṇmukha

Primary Deities

• Skanda (Ṣaṇmukha)
• Devī
• Agni
• Devatās

Key Themes

• Divine cooperation (deva-saṃghāta)
• Wonder (kautuka)
• Completion of cosmic mission
• Śakti (Devī) and Fire (Agni) as enabling powers

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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