Shloka 30
चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः
Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement
अनुप्रविश्य रुद्रेण वह्लिं जातो हायं शिशु: । तत्र जातस्तत:ः स्कन्दो रुद्रसूनुस्ततो5भवत्,'रुद्रने अग्निमें प्रवेश करके इस शिशुको जन्म दिया है। रुद्रस्वरूप अग्निसे उत्पन्न होनेके कारण स्कन्द रुद्रके ही पुत्र कहलाये”
anupraviśya rudreṇa vahliṁ jāto hāyaṁ śiśuḥ | tatra jātastataḥ skando rudrasūnustato 'bhavat ||
Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: “Pelo poder de Rudra, ao entrar em Agni (o Fogo), nasceu esta criança. Nascido ali do fogo que era da própria natureza de Rudra, passou depois a ser conhecido como Skanda; assim foi tido como filho do próprio Rudra.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames divine parentage not merely biologically but theologically: when a being is generated through a deity’s power and essence (Rudra’s tejas manifest in Agni), the resulting child is rightly identified with that deity’s lineage—highlighting how agency and spiritual causality establish identity and affiliation.
Mārkaṇḍeya explains Skanda’s origin: Rudra, acting through/with Agni, causes the birth of a child within the fire. Because the birth occurs from fire imbued with Rudra’s nature, the child Skanda is consequently recognized as Rudra’s son.