The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra
ददृशुर्बालमत्युग्रं षण्मुखं सूर्यसंनिभम् मुष्णन्तमिव चक्षुंषि तेजसा स्वेन देवताः
dadṛśurbālamatyugraṃ ṣaṇmukhaṃ sūryasaṃnibham muṣṇantamiva cakṣuṃṣi tejasā svena devatāḥ
Chư thiên trông thấy một hài nhi—vô cùng uy mãnh—Ṣaṇmukha sáu mặt, rực sáng như mặt trời; hào quang tự thân của Ngài dường như cướp mất thị lực của họ.
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Purāṇic style often juxtaposes youthful form with overwhelming śakti: Skanda appears as a kumāra (child) while embodying martial, cosmic power suited for deva-kārya (the gods’ task).
It is a conventional marker of divine presence: the deity’s tejas exceeds ordinary perception, producing a blinding brilliance that indicates transcendence and irresistible potency.
Not yet; it sets the epiphanic scene. The subsequent verses move from vision (darśana) to action—pilgrimage and abhiṣeka at named tīrthas.