Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
चतुर्थं चाप्यतिबलं ख्यातं कुसुममालिनम् । ततः स्थाणुर्ददौ देवो महापारिषदं क्रतुम्
caturthaṃ cāpyatibalaṃ khyātaṃ kusumamālinam | tataḥ sthāṇurdadau devo mahāpāriṣadaṃ kratum
Vị thứ tư, lừng danh và vô cùng cường mãnh, là Kusumamālin. Sau đó, Thần Sthāṇu (Śiva) ban cho vị gaṇa tùy tùng vĩ đại mang danh Kratu.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: Kusumamālin, famed and exceedingly strong, stands as the ‘fourth’ attendant; then Śiva (Sthāṇu), austere and radiant, bestows the great gaṇa-attendant Kratu, completing the protective circle around Kumāra.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace empowers Skanda’s mission—divine authority is transmitted through appointed servants of dharma.
None is specified; the verse centers on Śiva’s gifting of gaṇa-attendants.
None; it is a narrative listing of divinely appointed beings.