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Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 83

The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

सुप्रसादं सुवेणुश्च जिष्णुमेघवती ददौ यज्ञबाहुं विशाला च सरस्वत्यो ददुर्गणान्

Transliteration

suprasādaṃ suveṇuśca jiṣṇumeghavatī dadau yajñabāhuṃ viśālā ca sarasvatyo dadurgaṇān

Translation

သုప్రသာဒ နှင့် သုဝေဏု၊ ထို့ပြင် ဂိṣṇု နှင့် မေဃဝတီ တို့သည် (သူ့အား) «ဂဏ» အဖွဲ့များကို ပေးအပ်ကြ၏။ ယဇ္ဉဗာဟု နှင့် ဝိသာလာ—နှင့် «သရஸဝတီ» များလည်း—ဂဏများကို ထပ်မံ ချီးမြှင့်ကြ၏။

Word by Word

सुप्रसादम्(one named) Suprasāda / very gracious one

सुवेणुःSuveṇu (a name)

चand

जिष्णुमेघवतीJiṣṇu-meghavatī (a named female)

ददौgave

यज्ञबाहुम्Yajñabāhu (a name)

विशालाViśālā (a name)

चand

सरस्वत्यःthe Sarasvatīs (female beings named Sarasvatī)

ददुःgave

गणान्groups/troops

Speakers

Narratorial voice within the Purāṇic dialogue frame (exact interlocutors not provided in prompt)

Primary Deities

Shiva(implied) Parvati(implied) Skanda/Kartikeya(implied) Ganesha

Key Themes

Enumeration of Śaiva gaṇasŚiva’s martial/ritual retinueMythic cataloguing as a Purāṇic styleShaiva sacred ecology (river-goddess associations)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who are the named figures—deities, sages, or gaṇas?

In this passage they function as proper names within a gaṇa-catalogue. Purāṇas frequently list gaṇas by name (often with descriptive or auspicious meanings) to convey the vastness and organization of Śiva’s attendant hosts rather than to identify widely worshipped independent deities.

What does ‘sarasvatyaḥ’ imply geographically?

The plural suggests multiple Sarasvatī-forms—either branches/manifestations of the Sarasvatī river system or attendant river-goddess powers. In a Purāṇic-geographical register, it signals sacrality tied to Sarasvatī-associated regions and tirthas, even when a specific ford is not named.

Why does the text emphasize ‘giving gaṇas’?

The motif frames Śiva’s forces as conferred/assembled in ordered companies. In Andhaka-cycle narratives, such catalogues heighten the epic scale of the coming conflict and underline Śiva’s sovereignty over diverse classes of beings.