Varaha Purana 25.41: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 41

The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander

Devanagari script

कम्पितारे कुमारेश स्कन्द बालग्रहानुग । जितारे क्रौञ्चविध्वंस कृत्तिकासुत मातृर्ज ॥ २५.४१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 25.41

Transliteration

kampitāre kumāreśa skanda bālagrahānuga | jitāre krauñcavidhvaṃsa kṛttikāsuta mātṛja || 25.41 ||

Translation

O Skando, panie Kumāry, który sprawiasz, że drżą naśladowcy duchów porywających dzieci; o zwycięzco, niszczycielu Kraun̄cy; o synu Kṛttikās, zrodzony z Matek, pokłon.

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Word by Word

• कम्पितारे: O terror to enemies / O one who makes foes tremble
• कम्पितारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पित + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: कम्पिताः अरयः येन सः / or 'whose enemies are made to tremble'

• कुमारेश: O lord of youths
• कुमारेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कुमाराणाम् ईशः

• स्कन्द: O Skanda
• स्कन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बालग्रहानुग: O follower/attendant of the child-spirits
• बालग्रहानुग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल + ग्रह + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: बालग्रहाणाम् अनुगः (attendant/follower of the child-seizers)

• जितारे: O conqueror of enemies
• जितारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जित + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: जिताः अरयः येन सः

• क्रौञ्चविध्वंस: O destroyer of Krauñca
• क्रौञ्चविध्वंस: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्च + विध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: क्रौञ्चस्य विध्वंसः

• कृत्तिकासुत: O son of the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकासुत: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कृत्तिकानां सुतः

• मातृज: O born of the Mothers (Mātṛs)
• मातृज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मातॄणां जातः / 'born of the Mothers'

Speaker

Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Mythography
• Devotional Poetics (Stuti)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a compact set of Skanda epithets typical of Purāṇic stuti style, reflecting how protective and heroic motifs (e.g., warding off bālagrahas; the Kraun̄ca episode) were transmitted in Sanskrit manuscript culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

The name Kraun̄ca may refer to Mount Kraun̄ca in Purāṇic mythic geography (often linked to the Kraun̄ca-bheda episode). A precise modern identification is not determinable from this single verse alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct ethical rule, the verse functions as a protective invocation emphasizing the ideal of safeguarding the vulnerable (children) and the restoration of order through the defeat of disruptive forces.