The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra
कुटिला तनयस्यादाद दश शक्रबलान् गणान् करालं सितकेशं च कृष्णकेशं जटाधरम्
kuṭilā tanayasyādāda daśa śakrabalān gaṇān karālaṃ sitakeśaṃ ca kṛṣṇakeśaṃ jaṭādharam
کُٹِلا نے اپنے بیٹے کے لیے شکر کے برابر قوت والے دس گن اختیار کیے—جن میں کرال، سِتکیش اور جٹادھر کرشنکیش بھی تھے۔
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It is a comparative epithet: the gaṇas are described as possessing strength like Śakra (Indra). This does not make them Indra’s troops; it signals their formidable, deva-level power.
Yes. Purāṇic gaṇa-names often encode appearance or temperament—‘Terrible’, ‘White-haired’, ‘Black-haired’—creating a vivid taxonomy of Śiva’s attendants and emphasizing their otherworldly diversity.
Matted locks are a hallmark of Śaiva ascetic power. Applying ‘jaṭādhara’ to a gaṇa aligns the troop with Śiva’s ascetic-martial identity, blending tapas (austerity) with battlefield potency.