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Shloka 13

Jatugṛha-dāhānantara-vṛttāntaḥ

Aftermath of the Lac House Fire

आग्नेय: कृत्तिकापुत्रो रौद्रो गाज़ेय इत्यपि | श्रूयते भगवान्‌ देव: सर्वगुह्ममयों गुहः,“सुना जाता है, सर्वगुह्म॒स्वरूप भगवान्‌ स्कन्ददेव अग्नि, कृत्तिका, रुद्र तथा गंगा--इन सबके पुत्र हैं

āgneyaḥ kṛttikāputro raudro gāṅgeya ity api | śrūyate bhagavān devaḥ sarvaguhyamayo guhaḥ ||

พระผู้เป็นเจ้าคุหะ (สกันทะ) ยังได้ยินกันว่าเป็นโอรสแห่งอัคนี เป็นโอรสแห่งเหล่ากฤตติกา เป็นเชื้อสายแห่งรุทระ และเป็นโอรสแห่งคงคา; พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้รวมไว้ซึ่งสรรพความลี้ลับอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งปวง

आग्नेयःborn of Agni / Agni’s (son)
आग्नेयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआग्नेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृत्तिकापुत्रःson of the Kṛttikās
कृत्तिकापुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्तिकापुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रौद्रःborn of Rudra / Rudra’s (son)
रौद्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरौद्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गाङ्गेयःborn of Gaṅgā / Gaṅgā’s (son)
गाङ्गेयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगाङ्गेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
श्रूयतेis heard / is said
श्रूयते:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, Atmanepada (passive sense), Third, Singular
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वगुह्यमयःconsisting wholly of mysteries / entirely secret-natured
सर्वगुह्यमयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वगुह्यमय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुहःGuha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
गुहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
G
Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
A
Agni
K
Kṛttikās
R
Rudra (Śiva)
G
Gaṅgā

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes Skanda’s transcendent status: he is described through multiple divine parentages (Agni, the Kṛttikās, Rudra, and Gaṅgā), indicating that his origin cannot be confined to a single lineage and that he embodies profound sacred mysteries (sarvaguhyamaya).

Vaiśampāyana reports the traditional epithets and origin-accounts of Guha/Skanda, listing how different sacred traditions describe him as the son of various divine figures, thereby situating Skanda within a broader mythic and theological framework.