Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 31
The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra
साब्रवीत् तनयो मह्यं ममेत्याह च पावकः विवदन्तौ ददर्साथ स्वेच्छाचारी जनार्दनः
sābravīt tanayo mahyaṃ mametyāha ca pāvakaḥ vivadantau dadarsātha svecchācārī janārdanaḥ
Sinabi niya: “Ang anak ay akin.” At sinabi rin ni Pāvaka (Apoy): “(Siya) ay akin.” Pagkaraan, nakita ni Janārdana, na kumikilos ayon sa sariling kalooban, ang kanilang pagtatalo.
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FAQs
The verse presents two parties making rival claims over a “son” (tanaya). One claimant is explicitly Pāvaka (Agni). The other is referred to as “she” (sā), whose identity must be supplied by the surrounding narrative (not included in the input).
The epithet indicates Viṣṇu’s sovereign freedom to appear and act without constraint, a common Purāṇic way to frame his role as an impartial cosmic regulator who intervenes when dharma or order requires clarification.
No. This śloka is purely narrative and does not name any river, tīrtha, or region; any geographical anchoring would have to come from adjacent verses or the chapter’s broader setting.