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Vamana Purana — Birth of Skanda (Kartikeya), Shloka 83

The Birth and Consecration of Skanda (Kartikeya) at Kurukshetra

Devanagari script

सुप्रसादं सुवेणुश्च जिष्णुमेघवती ददौ यज्ञबाहुं विशाला च सरस्वत्यो ददुर्गणान्

Transliteration

suprasādaṃ suveṇuśca jiṣṇumeghavatī dadau yajñabāhuṃ viśālā ca sarasvatyo dadurgaṇān

Translation

苏普拉萨达与苏韦努，以及吉什努与梅伽瓦蒂，赐予他诸多伽那（gaṇa）众；而祭臂（Yajñabāhu）与毗沙拉（Viśālā）——连同诸位萨拉斯瓦蒂（Sarasvatī）——亦复赐下伽那众。

Word by Word
सुप्रसादम्(one named) Suprasāda / very gracious one
सुप्रसादम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + प्रसाद)
सुवेणुःSuveṇu (a name)
सुवेणुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + वेणु)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
जिष्णुमेघवतीJiṣṇu-meghavatī (a named female)
जिष्णुमेघवती:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजिष्णु-मेघवती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जिष्णु-मेघवती = जिष्णु-नाम्नी मेघवती)
ददौgave
ददौ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
यज्ञबाहुम्Yajñabāhu (a name)
यज्ञबाहुम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ-बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य बाहुः/यज्ञ-बाहुः)
विशालाViśālā (a name)
विशाला:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
सरस्वत्यःthe Sarasvatīs (female beings named Sarasvatī)
सरस्वत्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन
ददुःgave
ददुः:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
गणान्groups/troops
गणान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन
Speakers
Narratorial voice within the Purāṇic dialogue frame (exact interlocutors not provided in prompt)
Primary Deities
Shiva(implied) Parvati(implied) Skanda/Kartikeya(implied) Ganesha
Key Themes
Enumeration of Śaiva gaṇasŚiva’s martial/ritual retinueMythic cataloguing as a Purāṇic styleShaiva sacred ecology (river-goddess associations)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

In this passage they function as proper names within a gaṇa-catalogue. Purāṇas frequently list gaṇas by name (often with descriptive or auspicious meanings) to convey the vastness and organization of Śiva’s attendant hosts rather than to identify widely worshipped independent deities.

The plural suggests multiple Sarasvatī-forms—either branches/manifestations of the Sarasvatī river system or attendant river-goddess powers. In a Purāṇic-geographical register, it signals sacrality tied to Sarasvatī-associated regions and tirthas, even when a specific ford is not named.

The motif frames Śiva’s forces as conferred/assembled in ordered companies. In Andhaka-cycle narratives, such catalogues heighten the epic scale of the coming conflict and underline Śiva’s sovereignty over diverse classes of beings.

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