Varaha Purana 25.41: Adhyaya 25, Shloka 41

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Skanda-stuti / Protective Invocations

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 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

โอ้พระสกันทะ เจ้าแห่งกุมาร ผู้ทำให้บริวารแห่งภูตผู้ฉกฉวยเด็กหวาดหวั่น; โอ้ผู้มีชัย ผู้ทำลายเขาเครานจ์; โอ้โอรสแห่งกฤตติกา ผู้บังเกิดจากหมู่มารดา—ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์

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Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandhi Notes

• All words are vocatives (सम्बोधन). kampitāre/jitāre treated as vocative singular of bahuvrīhi compounds ending in -ari
• mātṛj = मातृज (mātṛ + ja)

Speaker and setting

Vira and Raudra rasaSetting: Mythic mountain/battlefield

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Protective theology

Subjects

Protective HymnologyMythic Heroic NarrativeCultural Heritage (Skanda traditions)

Core idea

Divine power is invoked to restrain chaotic forces (grahas/bhūtas) that prey on the vulnerable; courage is aligned with compassion.

In practice

Combine spiritual safeguards (prayer, mantra, ethical living) with practical care for children and the vulnerable; confront harm decisively.

Dharma

Cross references

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.