Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
रक्तकांतिर्महातेजाः षण्मुखोऽद्भुत विक्रमः । क्वचिद्गायति चात्यर्थं क्वचिन्नृत्यति स्वेच्छया
raktakāṃtirmahātejāḥ ṣaṇmukho'dbhuta vikramaḥ | kvacidgāyati cātyarthaṃ kvacinnṛtyati svecchayā
وہ سرخی مائل جلال اور عظیم نور والا، چھ چہروں والا اور عجیب شانِ شجاعت رکھنے والا ہے؛ کبھی وہ بے حد مسرت سے گاتا ہے اور کبھی اپنی مرضی سے رقص کرتا ہے۔
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Six-faced Kārttikeya, ruddy and brilliant, alternates between singing and dancing; dynamic posture, flowing ornaments, perhaps a peacock nearby; onlookers are delighted and awed.
FAQs
Divine qualities (tejas, vikrama) coexist with playful līlā, encouraging both reverence and loving devotion.
The immediate verse is descriptive; the broader frame remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting.
None; it depicts Kārtikeya’s divine characteristics and spontaneous līlā.