Deity

室建陀

कार्त्तिकेयKārttikeya

Also called Murugan

verses
3,198
books
28
chapters
834
Child of
湿婆

What the texts say

In the Shiva Purana, Kartikeya, the Six-faced Lord, is named as a son of Shiva and Parvati, beloved of both, together with his brother Ganesha. Shiva Purana 7.2.31.22 The Ramayana tells that Kartikeya, born of fire, came into being in the divine Sharavana, bright as fire and the sun. Ramayana 1.36.18 In the Mahabharata, the Krittikas saw the child and, with affection rising in them, nourished him with streams of milk. Mahabharata 13.84.76 The Skanda Purana says he was known as Kartikeya because of the Krittikas. Skanda Purana 5.3.111.23 Later in the Mahabharata, Indra consecrated Skanda, another name of Kartikeya, as commander-in-chief. Mahabharata 3.218.42 The Shiva Purana hails him as Kumara, one of his names, lord of the gods and destroyer of the demon Taraka. Shiva Purana 2.4.11.4 The Mahabharata also pictures Kartikeya mounted on a peacock and bearing his spear. Mahabharata 13.14.143

Where to read

Every verse that names 室建陀, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    1,616 verses · 290 chapters

    All 1,616 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 4.1.37.1

      斯坎达说：若妻子具足吉祥之相，居家者便常享安乐。因此，为求幸福与兴盛，应当起初就察看其相。

    • 1.2.32.12

      其间，哦帕尔塔，因愤怒而起的斯甘达侍从们倾覆了全部城垣，连园林胜境也被砸得粉碎。

    • 1.2.30.1

      那罗陀说道：其后，斯坎达与诸天同在，从白山（Śvetaparvata）之巅下行，向南而去，意欲诛灭塔罗迦（Tāraka）。

  2. Shiva Purana

    389 verses · 82 chapters

    All 389 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.4.12.9

      斯坎达说道：“你们一切群山，必为苦行者所当礼敬；亦将为行仪轨者与通达真知者所尊崇并奉事。”

    • 2.4.3.20

      随后古诃（鸠摩罗/斯甘达）执起那支神枪，迅速登上峰顶。以那Śakti当即击杀对方，尸罗伽（Śṛṅga）坠落大地。

    • 2.4.5.3

      随后阿难多登上车乘，心中因悲苦而灼痛。迦尔蒂凯亚——至智无上的圣者——由帕拉梅沙那（主湿婆）的神圣威能而生。

  3. Mahabharata

    335 verses · 65 chapters

    All 335 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 393 verses

    • 3.218.14

      军荼（迦尔蒂凯耶）说道：“当由你亲自统御三界，心无旁骛，志在胜利。我只是你的侍从，释迦啊；我并不希求因陀罗之位。”

    • 3.219.1

      马尔坎德耶（Mārkaṇḍeya）说道：当大军神摩诃军那（Mahāsena，斯甘陀）蒙拉克什弥加被，并被立为提婆军那之统帅时，七圣仙（Saptarṣi）之六位天后遂来到他面前。

    • 3.221.26

      随后，言辞宏阔的摩诃提婆对摩诃军（摩诃塞那）说道：“当恒常不懈地守护第七支风神（马鲁特）军团。”

  4. Padma Purana

    185 verses · 63 chapters

    All 185 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.44.143

      于是，斯甘达——由阿耆尼光明之口所生——在此化为六面；此事尤由克利提迦诸女之水流分支而成。

    • 1.60.1

      斯堪陀说道：我还要请问另一事——树之果实所具的净化圣洁。为利益一切世界，请告知我们，宇宙之主啊。

    • 6.122.1

      迦底盖亚说：「主啊，请在此刻特别告诉我排灯节的果报。举行它的目的是什么，哪位神明被视为主持它？」

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 室建陀 matters most.

  1. Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

    Shiva Purana 2.4.12 · 20 verses

    Recipient of hymn and granter of boons

  2. Examination of Women’s Physical Marks

    Skanda Purana 4.1.37 · 86 verses

  3. Narration of Kārttikeya’s Divine Play

    Shiva Purana 2.4.3 · 15 verses

    Divine agent and initiator of dharmic order

  4. Tārakāsura-Vadhasya Prastāvaḥ (Prelude to the Slaying of Tāraka) · The Battle with Tāraka and the Release of Śakti

    Skanda Purana 1.2.32 · 61 verses

  5. Skanda’s Consecration as Devasenāpati

    Mahabharata 3.218 · 44 verses

    Radiant candidate for sovereignty who chooses disciplined…

  6. Skanda’s Senāpati-Abhiṣeka at the Mahī-Ocean Confluence (महीसमुद्रसंगमे स्कन्दाभिषेकः)

    Skanda Purana 1.2.30 · 36 verses

  7. Kumāra’s Victory over Tāraka (Tārakavadha): Śakti-Yuddha and Phalāśruti

    Skanda Purana 1.1.30 · 32 verses

  8. Consecration of Skanda and the Slaying of Tāraka; Stabilization of Raktaśṛṅga

    Skanda Purana 6.1.71 · 31 verses

  9. Description of Kumāra’s Abhiṣeka (Consecration/Installation)

    Shiva Purana 2.4.5 · 30 verses

    Central agent of transition: from nurtured child to publicly…

  10. Kārttikeya’s Post-Tāraka Triumph: Darśana-Merit, Liṅga-Mountains, and Śiva’s Nondual Instruction (कुमारमहिमा-लिङ्गरूपगिरिवरदान-ज्ञानोपदेश)

    Skanda Purana 1.1.31 · 28 verses

Key episodes

  1. The Birth of Kartikeya and the Slaying of Taraka

    Shiva Purana 2.4.1-2.4.12

  2. Ganesha and Kartikeya Race Around the World

    Shiva Purana 2.4.19-2.4.20

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