Skanda Made Commander of the Gods and Wedded to Devasena

Verse 1 (3.229.1)

ततः प्रकल्प्य पुत्रत्वे स्कन्दं मातृगणोऽगमत् । काकी च हलिमा चैव माता चाथ हली तथा । आर्या बाला च धात्री च सप्तैताः शिशुमातरः ॥

tataḥ prakalpya putratve skandaṃ mātṛgaṇo'gamat | kākī ca halimā caiva mātā cātha halī tathā | āryā bālā ca dhātrī ca saptaitāḥ śiśumātaraḥ

Having taken Skanda as their son, the host of Mothers went away. Kaki, Halima, Mata, Hali, Arya, Bala and Dhatri: these seven are the mothers of Shishu.

Note on the text: Corrected सप्तैता → सप्तैताः (misprint in Wikisource; the visarga of the plural एताः is lost; the critical edition has saptaitāḥ). The names Mata, Hali, Bala and Dhatri are a recension variant of the critical edition's Rudra, Brihali, Palala and Mitra.

Verse 2 (3.229.2)

एतासां वीर्यसंपन्नः शिशुर्नामातिदारुणः । स्कन्दप्रसादजः पुत्रो लोहिताक्षो भयंकरः ॥

etāsāṃ vīryasaṃpannaḥ śiśurnāmātidāruṇaḥ | skandaprasādajaḥ putro lohitākṣo bhayaṃkaraḥ

Their son, named Shishu, full of valour and exceedingly fierce, was born by Skanda's grace: red-eyed and terrifying.

Verse 3 (3.229.3)

एष वीरोऽष्टमः प्रोक्तः स्कन्दो मातृगणोद्भवः । छागवक्त्रेण सहितो नवमः परिकीर्त्यते ॥

eṣa vīro'ṣṭamaḥ proktaḥ skando mātṛgaṇodbhavaḥ | chāgavaktreṇa sahito navamaḥ parikīrtyate

This hero is called the eighth, Skanda sprung from the host of Mothers; together with the goat-faced one he is counted as the ninth.

Note on the text: Corrected छागवक्रेण → छागवक्त्रेण (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्, वक्र "crooked" for वक्त्र "face"; the critical edition has chāgavaktreṇa).

Verse 4 (3.229.4)

षष्ठं छागमयं वक्त्रं स्कन्दस्यैवेति विद्धि तम् । षट्शिरोभ्यन्तरं राजन्नित्यं मातृगणार्चितम् ॥

ṣaṣṭhaṃ chāgamayaṃ vaktraṃ skandasyaiveti viddhi tam | ṣaṭśirobhyantaraṃ rājannityaṃ mātṛgaṇārcitam

Know that the sixth face, the goat's face, belongs to Skanda himself, O king. It lies within the six heads and is always worshipped by the host of Mothers.

Note on the text: Corrected वक्रं → वक्त्रं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्; the critical edition has vaktraṃ); a stray zero-width joiner removed from षट्शिरो.

Verse 5 (3.229.5)

षण्णां तु प्रवरं तस्य शीर्षाणामिह शब्द्यते । शक्तिं येनासृजद्दिव्यां भद्रशाख इति स्म ह ॥

ṣaṇṇāṃ tu pravaraṃ tasya śīrṣāṇāmiha śabdyate | śaktiṃ yenāsṛjaddivyāṃ bhadraśākha iti sma ha

Of his six heads, the foremost is spoken of here as Bhadrashakha; with it he created the divine spear.

Verse 6 (3.229.6)

इत्येतद्द्विविधाकारं वृत्तं शुक्लस्य पञ्चमीम् । तत्र युद्धं महाघोरं वृत्तं षष्ठ्यां जनाधिप ॥

ityetaddvividhākāraṃ vṛttaṃ śuklasya pañcamīm | tatra yuddhaṃ mahāghoraṃ vṛttaṃ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ janādhipa

All this, in its twofold form, took place on the fifth day of the bright fortnight; and on the sixth, lord of men, the very terrible battle was fought.

Verse 7 (3.229.7)

उपविष्टं तु तं स्कन्दमामुक्तकवचस्रजम् । हिरण्यचूडमुकुटं हिरण्याक्षं महाप्रभम् ॥

upaviṣṭaṃ tu taṃ skandamāmuktakavacasrajam | hiraṇyacūḍamukuṭaṃ hiraṇyākṣaṃ mahāprabham

Skanda sat there, wearing armour and garland, with a crest and crown of gold, golden-eyed and of great radiance,

Note on the text: Corrected हिरण्यांक्षं → हिरण्याक्षं (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara; the critical edition has hiraṇyākṣaṃ).

Verse 8 (3.229.8)

लोहिताम्बरसंवीतं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं मनोरमम् । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नं त्रैलोक्यस्यापि सुप्रियम् ॥

lohitāmbarasaṃvītaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ manoramam | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ trailokyasyāpi supriyam

clad in red garments, sharp-toothed and lovely to look upon, endowed with every auspicious mark and dear to all three worlds.

Verse 9 (3.229.9)

ततस्तं वरदं शूरं युवानं मृष्टकुण्डलम् । अभजत्पद्मरूपा श्रीः स्वयमेव शरीरिणी ॥

tatastaṃ varadaṃ śūraṃ yuvānaṃ mṛṣṭakuṇḍalam | abhajatpadmarūpā śrīḥ svayameva śarīriṇī

Then Shri herself, in bodily form and lotus-like in beauty, came to that bestower of boons, the young hero with polished earrings.

Verse 10 (3.229.10)

श्रिया जुष्टः पृथुयशाः स कुमारो वरस्तदा । निषण्णो दृश्यते भूतैः पौर्णमास्यां यथा शशी ॥

śriyā juṣṭaḥ pṛthuyaśāḥ sa kumāro varastadā | niṣaṇṇo dṛśyate bhūtaiḥ paurṇamāsyāṃ yathā śaśī

Graced by Shri, the far-famed prince, best of youths, was seen by all beings as he sat there, like the moon on the night of the full moon.

Verse 11 (3.229.11)

अपूजयन्महात्मानो ब्राह्मणास्तं महाबलम् । इदमाहुस्तदा चैव स्कन्दं तत्र महर्षयः ॥

apūjayanmahātmāno brāhmaṇāstaṃ mahābalam | idamāhustadā caiva skandaṃ tatra maharṣayaḥ

The great-souled brahmins worshipped that mighty one, and the great sages there spoke these words to Skanda.

Note on the text: Merged Wikisource verses 11 and 12: Wikisource prints each of these two lines as a verse of its own, but together they make one couplet, as in the critical edition (3.218.5).

Verse 12 (3.229.12)

हिरण्यवर्ण भद्रं ते लोकानां शंकरो भव । त्वया षड्रात्रजातेन सर्वे लोका वशीकृताः ॥

hiraṇyavarṇa bhadraṃ te lokānāṃ śaṃkaro bhava | tvayā ṣaḍrātrajātena sarve lokā vaśīkṛtāḥ

Golden-hued one, may good fortune be yours! Be a bringer of peace to the worlds. Though you are only six nights old, you have brought all the worlds under your sway.

Note on the text: Speaker set to the Sages: the verse is wholly their speech, introduced by the previous verse, though Wikisource prints no heading.

Verse 13 (3.229.13)

अभयं च पुनर्दत्तं त्वयैवैषां सुरोत्तम । तस्मादिन्द्रो भवानस्तु त्रैलोक्यस्याभयंकरः ॥

abhayaṃ ca punardattaṃ tvayaivaiṣāṃ surottama | tasmādindro bhavānastu trailokyasyābhayaṃkaraḥ

And it is you, best of gods, who have again given them freedom from fear. Therefore be Indra, you who make the three worlds safe.

Note on the text: Speaker set to the Sages (continuing their speech). Corrected अभयंच → अभयं च (word-spacing slip in Wikisource).

Verse 14 (3.229.14)

किमिन्द्रः सर्वलोकानां करोतीह तपोधनाः । कथं देवगणांश्चैव पाति नित्यं सुरेश्वरः ॥

kimindraḥ sarvalokānāṃ karotīha tapodhanāḥ | kathaṃ devagaṇāṃścaiva pāti nityaṃ sureśvaraḥ

What does Indra do here for all the worlds, you rich in austerity? And how does the lord of the gods always protect the hosts of the gods?

Verse 15 (3.229.15)

इन्द्रो दधाति भूतानां बलं तेजः प्रजाः सुखम् । तुष्टः प्रयच्छति तथा सर्वान्कामान्सुरेश्वरः ॥

indro dadhāti bhūtānāṃ balaṃ tejaḥ prajāḥ sukham | tuṣṭaḥ prayacchati tathā sarvānkāmānsureśvaraḥ

Indra bestows on beings strength, vigour, offspring and happiness; and when pleased, the lord of the gods grants them all their desires.

Verse 16 (3.229.16)

दुर्वृत्तानां संहरति व्रतस्थानां प्रयच्छति । अनुशास्ति च भूतानि कार्येषु बलसूदनः ॥

durvṛttānāṃ saṃharati vratasthānāṃ prayacchati | anuśāsti ca bhūtāni kāryeṣu balasūdanaḥ

He destroys the wicked and gives to those who keep their vows; the slayer of Bala directs beings in their tasks.

Verse 17 (3.229.17)

असूर्ये च भवेत्सूर्यस्तथाऽचन्द्रे च चन्द्रमाः । भवत्यग्निश्च वायुश्च पृथिव्यापश्च खं तथा ॥

asūrye ca bhavetsūryastathā'candre ca candramāḥ | bhavatyagniśca vāyuśca pṛthivyāpaśca khaṃ tathā

Where there is no sun he becomes the sun, and where there is no moon, the moon; he becomes fire and wind, earth and water, and the sky as well.

Note on the text: Corrected तथाऽचनद्‌रे → तथाऽचन्द्रे (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; the critical edition has tathācandre) and स्वं → खं (misprint in Wikisource; स for ख; the list is of the elements, fire, wind, earth, water and sky). The critical edition ends the line kāraṇaiḥ instead.

Verse 18 (3.229.18)

एतदिन्द्रेण कर्तव्यमिन्द्रे हि विपुलं बलम् । त्वं च वीर बली श्रेष्ठस्तस्मादिन्द्रो भवस्व नः ॥

etadindreṇa kartavyamindre hi vipulaṃ balam | tvaṃ ca vīra balī śreṣṭhastasmādindro bhavasva naḥ

This is what Indra must do, for in Indra lies vast strength. And you, hero, are mighty and the best; therefore become our Indra.

Note on the text: Corrected भवस्व न → भवस्व नः (misprint in Wikisource; the lost visarga turns "for us" into "not"; the critical edition has bhavasva naḥ).

Verse 19 (3.229.19)

भवस्वेन्द्रो महाबाहो सर्वेषां नः सुखावहः । अभिषिच्यस्व चैवाद्य प्राप्तरूपोऽसि सत्तम ॥

bhavasvendro mahābāho sarveṣāṃ naḥ sukhāvahaḥ | abhiṣicyasva caivādya prāptarūpo'si sattama

Mighty-armed one, become Indra, the bringer of happiness to us all. Be consecrated this very day, best of the good; you are worthy of it.

Verse 20 (3.229.20)

शाधि त्वमेव त्रैलोक्यमव्यग्रो विजये रतः । अहं ते किंकरः शक्र न ममेन्द्रत्वमीप्सितम् ॥

śādhi tvameva trailokyamavyagro vijaye rataḥ | ahaṃ te kiṃkaraḥ śakra na mamendratvamīpsitam

Rule the three worlds yourself, calm and intent on victory. I am your servant, Shakra; I have no wish to be Indra.

Note on the text: Corrected अव्याग्रे निजये → अव्यग्रो विजये (misprints in Wikisource; neither form is a word in context; the critical edition has avyagro vijaye).

Verse 21 (3.229.21)

बलं तवाद्भुतं वीर त्वं देवानामरीञ्जहि । अवज्ञास्यन्ति मां लोका वीर्येण तव विस्मिताः ॥

balaṃ tavādbhutaṃ vīra tvaṃ devānāmarīñjahi | avajñāsyanti māṃ lokā vīryeṇa tava vismitāḥ

Your strength is wondrous, hero; you must slay the enemies of the gods. Amazed at your prowess, the worlds will scorn me.

Note on the text: Corrected बलंतवाद्भुतं → बलं तवाद्भुतं (word-spacing slip in Wikisource) and वीर्यण → वीर्येण (misprint in Wikisource; dropped e-sign; the critical edition has vīryeṇa).

Verse 22 (3.229.22)

इन्द्रत्वे तु स्थितं वीर बलहीनं पराजितम् । त्वत्तेजसाऽवमंस्यन्ति लोका मां सुरसत्तम ॥

indratve tu sthitaṃ vīra balahīnaṃ parājitam | tvattejasā'vamaṃsyanti lokā māṃ surasattama

Even though I hold Indra's place, hero, the worlds will think me weak and defeated, and because of your splendour they will despise me, best of gods.

Note on the text: Wiki quote marks (` … ') removed from the second line. The first line is 3.218.16ab; the second is not in the critical text, which records it in its apparatus as 3.218.16b*1069.

Verse 23 (3.229.23)

आवयोश्च मिथो भेदे प्रयतिष्यन्त्यतन्द्रिताः । भेदिते च त्वयि विभो लोको द्वैधमुपेष्यति ॥

āvayośca mitho bhede prayatiṣyantyatandritāḥ | bhedite ca tvayi vibho loko dvaidhamupeṣyati

Tirelessly they will strive to set the two of us against each other; and once you have been turned against me, lord, the world will split in two.

Note on the text: The verse corresponds to 3.218.16cd–17ab of the critical edition, which divides these verses differently.

Verse 24 (3.229.24)

द्विधाभूतेषु लोकेषु निश्चितेष्वावयोस्तथा । विग्रहः संप्रवर्तेत भूतभेदान्महाबल ॥

dvidhābhūteṣu lokeṣu niściteṣvāvayostathā | vigrahaḥ saṃpravarteta bhūtabhedānmahābala

When the worlds are divided in two and have taken sides with each of us, war will break out from that division among beings, mighty one.

Note on the text: The verse corresponds to 3.218.17cd–ef of the critical edition.

Verse 25 (3.229.25)

तत्र त्वं मां रणे तात यथाश्रद्धं विजेष्यसि । तस्मादिन्द्रो भवानेव भविता मा विचारय ॥

tatra tvaṃ māṃ raṇe tāta yathāśraddhaṃ vijeṣyasi | tasmādindro bhavāneva bhavitā mā vicāraya

In that battle, my son, you will defeat me with full confidence. Therefore you yourself shall be Indra; do not hesitate.

Verse 26 (3.229.26)

त्वमेव राजा भद्रं ते त्रैलोक्यस्य ममैव च । करोमि किं च ते शक्र शासनात्तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥

tvameva rājā bhadraṃ te trailokyasya mamaiva ca | karomi kiṃ ca te śakra śāsanāttadbravīhi me

You alone are king of the three worlds, and of me too; may good fortune be yours. Tell me, Shakra, what I should do at your command.

Note on the text: Corrected तेशक्र → ते शक्र (word-spacing slip in Wikisource). शासनात् is a recension variant of the critical edition's śāsanaṃ.

Verse 27 (3.229.27)

अहमिन्द्रो भविष्यामि तव वाक्यान्महाबल । यदि सत्यमिदं वाक्यं निश्चयाद्भाषितं त्वया ॥

ahamindro bhaviṣyāmi tava vākyānmahābala | yadi satyamidaṃ vākyaṃ niścayādbhāṣitaṃ tvayā

Then at your word I shall be Indra, mighty one, if what you have said is true and spoken with resolve.

Note on the text: The critical edition orders these lines differently: this verse is its 3.218.21cd followed by 3.218.20ab.

Verse 28 (3.229.28)

यदि वा शासनं स्कन्द कर्तुमिच्छसि मे शृणु । अभिषिच्यस्व देवानां सैनापत्ये महाबल ॥

yadi vā śāsanaṃ skanda kartumicchasi me śṛṇu | abhiṣicyasva devānāṃ saināpatye mahābala

And if you wish to carry out my command, Skanda, then hear it: be consecrated as commander of the armies of the gods, mighty one.

Note on the text: The verse corresponds to 3.218.20cd followed by 3.218.21ab of the critical edition.

Verse 29 (3.229.29)

दानवानां विनाशाय देवानामर्थसिद्धये । गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय सैनापत्येऽभिषिञ्च माम् ॥

dānavānāṃ vināśāya devānāmarthasiddhaye | gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya saināpatye'bhiṣiñca mām

For the destruction of the Danavas, for the success of the gods' purposes, and for the good of cows and brahmins, consecrate me as commander.

Verse 30 (3.229.30)

सोऽभिषिक्तो मघवता सर्वैर्देवगणैः सह । अतीव शुशुभे तत्र पूज्यमानो महर्षिभिः ॥

so'bhiṣikto maghavatā sarvairdevagaṇaiḥ saha | atīva śuśubhe tatra pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

Consecrated by Maghavan together with all the hosts of the gods, he shone exceedingly there as the great sages honoured him.

Verse 31 (3.229.31)

तत्र तत्काञ्चनं छत्रं ध्रियमाणं व्यरोचत । तथैव सुसमिद्धस्य पावकस्यात्ममण्डलम् ॥

tatra tatkāñcanaṃ chatraṃ dhriyamāṇaṃ vyarocata | tathaiva susamiddhasya pāvakasyātmamaṇḍalam

There the golden parasol held over him shone like the very orb of a blazing fire.

Verse 32 (3.229.32)

विश्वकर्मकृता चास्य दिव्या माला हिरण्मयी । आबद्धा त्रिपुरघ्नेन स्वयमेव यशस्विना ॥

viśvakarmakṛtā cāsya divyā mālā hiraṇmayī | ābaddhā tripuraghnena svayameva yaśasvinā

A divine golden garland made by Vishvakarman was fastened on him by the glorious destroyer of Tripura himself.

Verse 33 (3.229.33)

आगम्य मनुजव्याघ्र सह देव्या परंतप । अर्चयामास सुप्रीतो भगवान्गोवृषध्वजः ॥

āgamya manujavyāghra saha devyā paraṃtapa | arcayāmāsa suprīto bhagavāngovṛṣadhvajaḥ

Tiger among men, scorcher of foes, the blessed god whose banner bears the bull came with the Goddess and, well pleased, honoured him.

Verse 34 (3.229.34)

रुद्रमग्निं द्विजाः प्राहू रुद्रसूनुस्ततस्तु सः । कीर्त्यते सुमहातेजाः कुमारोऽद्भुतदर्शनः ॥

rudramagniṃ dvijāḥ prāhū rudrasūnustatastu saḥ | kīrtyate sumahātejāḥ kumāro'dbhutadarśanaḥ

The twice-born call Agni Rudra; that is why he is called Rudra's son, the prince of great splendour and wondrous to behold.

Note on the text: Wiki quote marks (` … ') removed from the second line. The first line is 3.218.27ab; the second is not in the critical text, which records it in its apparatus as 3.218.27b*1071.

Verse 35 (3.229.35)

रुद्रेण शुक्रमुत्सृष्टं तच्छ्वेतः पर्वतोऽभवत् । पावकस्येन्द्रियं श्वेते कृत्तिकाभिः कृतं नगे ॥

rudreṇa śukramutsṛṣṭaṃ tacchvetaḥ parvato'bhavat | pāvakasyendriyaṃ śvete kṛttikābhiḥ kṛtaṃ nage

The seed Rudra let fall became the White Mountain; and Agni's seed was placed by the Krittikas on that White Mountain.

Note on the text: Corrected पावकस्येनद्रियं → पावकस्येन्द्रियं (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct; the critical edition has pāvakasyendriyaṃ). The verse is 3.218.27cd–ef of the critical edition.

Verse 36 (3.229.36)

पूज्यमानं तु रुद्रेण दृष्ट्वा सर्वे दिवौकसः । रुद्रसूनुं ततः प्राहुर्गुहं गुणवतां वरम् ॥

pūjyamānaṃ tu rudreṇa dṛṣṭvā sarve divaukasaḥ | rudrasūnuṃ tataḥ prāhurguhaṃ guṇavatāṃ varam

Seeing him honoured by Rudra, all the dwellers of heaven called Guha, the best of the virtuous, the son of Rudra.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वेदिवौकसः → सर्वे दिवौकसः and गुणवतांवरम् → गुणवतां वरम् (word-spacing slips in Wikisource).

Verse 37 (3.229.37)

अनुप्रविश्य रुद्रेण वह्निं जातो ह्ययं शिशुः । तत्र जातस्ततः स्कन्दो रुद्रसूनुस्ततोऽभवत् ॥

anupraviśya rudreṇa vahniṃ jāto hyayaṃ śiśuḥ | tatra jātastataḥ skando rudrasūnustato'bhavat

This child was born after Rudra had entered into Agni; Skanda was born there, and so he became Rudra's son.

Verse 38 (3.229.38)

रुद्रस्य वह्नेः स्वाहायाः षण्णां स्त्रीणां च तेजसा । जातः स्कन्दः सुरश्रेष्ठो रुद्रसूनुस्ततोऽभवत् ॥

rudrasya vahneḥ svāhāyāḥ ṣaṇṇāṃ strīṇāṃ ca tejasā | jātaḥ skandaḥ suraśreṣṭho rudrasūnustato'bhavat

Skanda, best of the gods, was born from the energy of Rudra, of Agni, of Svaha and of the six women; and so he became Rudra's son.

Verse 39 (3.229.39)

अरजे वाससी रक्ते वसानः पावकात्मजः । भाति दीप्तवपुः श्रीमान्रक्ताभ्राभ्यामिवांशुमान् ॥

araje vāsasī rakte vasānaḥ pāvakātmajaḥ | bhāti dīptavapuḥ śrīmānraktābhrābhyāmivāṃśumān

Wearing a pair of spotless red garments, the glorious son of Agni shone with a blazing body, like the sun between two red clouds.

Note on the text: Corrected श्रमान् → श्रीमान् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ī-sign; the critical edition has śrīmān).

Verse 40 (3.229.40)

कुक्कुटश्चाग्निना दत्तस्तस्य केतुरलंकृतः । रथे समुच्छ्रितो भाति कालाग्निरिव लोहितः ॥

kukkuṭaścāgninā dattastasya keturalaṃkṛtaḥ | rathe samucchrito bhāti kālāgniriva lohitaḥ

The cock given him by Agni became his adorned banner; raised high on his chariot it shone red like the fire at the end of time.

Note on the text: Corrected तस् → तस्य, समुच्छितो → समुच्छ्रितो and कालाग्निरव → कालाग्निरिव (misprints in Wikisource; dropped letters; the critical edition has tasya, samucchrito, kālāgnir iva).

Verse 41 (3.229.41)

या चेष्टा सर्वभूतानां प्रभा शक्तिर्बलं तथा । अग्रतस्तस्य सा शक्तिर्देवानां जयवर्धनी ॥

yā ceṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ prabhā śaktirbalaṃ tathā | agratastasya sā śaktirdevānāṃ jayavardhanī

The spear that is the striving of all beings, their radiance, power and strength, went before him, increasing the victory of the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 3.218.32d*1073.

Verse 42 (3.229.42)

विवेश कवचं चास्य शरीरं सहजं तथा । युध्यमानस्य देवस्य प्रादुर्भवति तत्सदा ॥

viveśa kavacaṃ cāsya śarīraṃ sahajaṃ tathā | yudhyamānasya devasya prādurbhavati tatsadā

His armour, born with his body, entered into it; whenever the god fights, it always appears.

Verse 43 (3.229.43)

शक्तिर्धर्मो बलं तेजः कान्तत्वं सत्यमुन्नतिः । ब्रह्मण्यत्वमसंमोहो भक्तानां परिरक्षणम् ॥

śaktirdharmo balaṃ tejaḥ kāntatvaṃ satyamunnatiḥ | brahmaṇyatvamasaṃmoho bhaktānāṃ parirakṣaṇam

Power, righteousness, strength, splendour, beauty, truth, eminence, devotion to brahmins, freedom from delusion, the protection of devotees,

Verse 44 (3.229.44)

निकृन्तनं च शत्रूणां लोकानां चाभिरक्षणम् । स्कन्देन सह जातानि सर्वाण्येव जनाधिप ॥

nikṛntanaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ lokānāṃ cābhirakṣaṇam | skandena saha jātāni sarvāṇyeva janādhipa

the cutting down of enemies and the guarding of the worlds: all these, lord of men, were born together with Skanda.

Verse 45 (3.229.45)

एवं देवगणैः सर्वैः सोऽभिषिक्तः स्वलंकृतः । बभौ प्रतीतः सुमनाः परिपूर्णेन्दुदर्शनः ॥

evaṃ devagaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ so'bhiṣiktaḥ svalaṃkṛtaḥ | babhau pratītaḥ sumanāḥ paripūrṇendudarśanaḥ

Thus consecrated by all the hosts of the gods and finely adorned, he shone, glad and happy of heart, looking like the full moon.

Verse 46 (3.229.46)

इष्टैः स्वाध्यायघोषैश्च देवतूर्यवरैरपि । देवगन्धर्वगीतैश्च सर्वैरप्सरसां गणैः ॥

iṣṭaiḥ svādhyāyaghoṣaiśca devatūryavarairapi | devagandharvagītaiśca sarvairapsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ

With the welcome sound of Vedic recitation, the finest instruments of the gods, the songs of the divine Gandharvas and all the troops of Apsarases,

Verse 47 (3.229.47)

एतैश्चान्यैश्च बहुभिस्तुष्टैर्हृष्टैः स्वलंकृतः । सुसंवृतः पिशाचानां गणैर्देवगणैस्तथा । क्रीडन्भाति तदा देवैरभिषिक्तश्च पावकिः ॥

etaiścānyaiśca bahubhistuṣṭairhṛṣṭaiḥ svalaṃkṛtaḥ | susaṃvṛtaḥ piśācānāṃ gaṇairdevagaṇaistathā | krīḍanbhāti tadā devairabhiṣiktaśca pāvakiḥ

with these and many others, delighted and joyful, finely adorned and surrounded by troops of Pishachas and hosts of gods, the son of Agni, consecrated by the gods, shone as he sported.

Note on the text: Square brackets and the inner danda removed from the second line. Lines 1 and 3 are 3.218.38 of the critical edition (a recension variant); the bracketed middle line is not in the critical text, which records it in its apparatus as 3.218.38b*1074.

Verse 48 (3.229.48)

अभिषिक्तं महासेनमपश्यन्त दिवौकसः । विनिहत्य तमः सूर्यं यथैवाभ्युदितं तथा ॥

abhiṣiktaṃ mahāsenamapaśyanta divaukasaḥ | vinihatya tamaḥ sūryaṃ yathaivābhyuditaṃ tathā

The dwellers of heaven gazed on Mahasena, newly consecrated, as on the sun that has risen after destroying the darkness.

Verse 49 (3.229.49)

अथैनमभ्ययुः सर्वा देवसेनाः सहस्रशः । अस्माकं त्वं पतिरिति ब्रुवाणाः सर्वतो दिशः ॥

athainamabhyayuḥ sarvā devasenāḥ sahasraśaḥ | asmākaṃ tvaṃ patiriti bruvāṇāḥ sarvato diśaḥ

Then all the armies of the gods came to him in their thousands from every direction, saying, "You are our lord."

Verse 50 (3.229.50)

ताः समासाद्य भगवान्सर्वभूतगणैर्वृतः । अर्चितस्तु स्तुतश्चैव सान्त्वयामास ता अपि ॥

tāḥ samāsādya bhagavānsarvabhūtagaṇairvṛtaḥ | arcitastu stutaścaiva sāntvayāmāsa tā api

Coming up to them, the blessed lord, surrounded by the hosts of all beings, honoured and praised, comforted them as well.

Verse 51 (3.229.51)

शतक्रतुश्चाभिषिच्य स्कन्दं सेनापतिं तदा । सस्मार तां देवसेनां या सा तेन विमोक्षिता ॥

śatakratuścābhiṣicya skandaṃ senāpatiṃ tadā | sasmāra tāṃ devasenāṃ yā sā tena vimokṣitā

Having consecrated Skanda as commander, Shatakratu then remembered Devasena, whom he had once set free.

Verse 52 (3.229.52)

अयं तस्याः पतिर्नूनं विहितो ब्रह्मणा स्वयम् । संचिन्त्य त्वानयामास देवसेनां ह्यलंकृताम् ॥

ayaṃ tasyāḥ patirnūnaṃ vihito brahmaṇā svayam | saṃcintya tvānayāmāsa devasenāṃ hyalaṃkṛtām

"Surely this is the husband appointed for her by Brahma himself," he thought, and he brought Devasena there, richly adorned.

Verse 53 (3.229.53)

स्कन्दं प्रोवाच बलभिदियं कन्या सुरोत्तम । अजाते त्वयि निर्दिष्टा तव पत्नी स्वयंभुवा ॥

skandaṃ provāca balabhidiyaṃ kanyā surottama | ajāte tvayi nirdiṣṭā tava patnī svayaṃbhuvā

The slayer of Bala said to Skanda: "Best of gods, this maiden was named as your wife by the Self-born One before you were born."

Verse 54 (3.229.54)

तस्मात्त्वमस्या विधिवत्पाणिं मन्त्रपुरस्कृतम् । गृहाण दक्षिणं देव्याः पाणिना पद्मवर्चसा ॥

tasmāttvamasyā vidhivatpāṇiṃ mantrapuraskṛtam | gṛhāṇa dakṣiṇaṃ devyāḥ pāṇinā padmavarcasā

Therefore, with due rite and with sacred formulas, take the goddess's right hand in your own lotus-bright hand.

Note on the text: Speaker set to Indra: the verse is wholly his speech to Skanda, begun in the previous verse, though Wikisource prints no heading.

Verse 55 (3.229.55)

एवमुक्तः स जग्राह तस्याः पाणिं यथाविधि । बृहस्पतिर्मन्त्रविद्धि जजाप च जुहाव च ॥

evamuktaḥ sa jagrāha tasyāḥ pāṇiṃ yathāvidhi | bṛhaspatirmantraviddhi jajāpa ca juhāva ca

So addressed, he took her hand with due rite, and Brihaspati, who knew the sacred formulas, chanted them and offered oblations into the fire.

Verse 56 (3.229.56)

एवं स्कन्दस्य महिषीं देवसेनां विदुर्जनाः । षष्ठीं यां ब्राह्मणाः प्राहुर्लक्ष्मीमासां सुखप्रदाम् ॥

evaṃ skandasya mahiṣīṃ devasenāṃ vidurjanāḥ | ṣaṣṭhīṃ yāṃ brāhmaṇāḥ prāhurlakṣmīmāsāṃ sukhapradām

Thus people know Devasena as Skanda's queen. Brahmins call her Shashthi and Lakshmi, the giver of happiness to these,

Verse 57 (3.229.57)

सिनीबालीं कुहूं चैव सद्वृत्तिमपराजिताम् । इत्येवमादिभिर्देवी नामभिः परिकीर्त्यते ॥

sinībālīṃ kuhūṃ caiva sadvṛttimaparājitām | ityevamādibhirdevī nāmabhiḥ parikīrtyate

and Sinivali, Kuhu, Sadvritti and Aparajita: by these and other such names the goddess is celebrated.

Note on the text: Wiki quote marks (` … ') removed from the second line. The first line is 3.218.47ef; the second is not in the critical text, which records it in its apparatus as 3.218.47f*1077.

Verse 58 (3.229.58)

यदा स्कन्दः पतिर्लब्धः शाश्वतो देवसेनया । तदा तमाश्रयल्लक्ष्मीः स्वयं देवी शरीरिणी ॥

yadā skandaḥ patirlabdhaḥ śāśvato devasenayā | tadā tamāśrayallakṣmīḥ svayaṃ devī śarīriṇī

When Devasena had won Skanda as her husband for ever, Lakshmi herself, the goddess in bodily form, took refuge with him.

Verse 59 (3.229.59)

श्रीजुष्टः पञ्चमीं स्कन्दस्तस्माच्छ्रीः पञ्चमी स्मृता । षष्ठ्यां कृतार्थोऽभूद्यस्मात्तस्मात्षष्ठी महातिथिः ॥

śrījuṣṭaḥ pañcamīṃ skandastasmācchrīḥ pañcamī smṛtā | ṣaṣṭhyāṃ kṛtārtho'bhūdyasmāttasmātṣaṣṭhī mahātithiḥ

Skanda was graced by Shri on the fifth day, and so that day is remembered as Shri Panchami; and because on the sixth he achieved his purpose, the sixth is a great lunar day.

Note on the text: Corrected पञ्चमीस्कन्दस् → पञ्चमीं स्कन्दस्, यस्थात् → यस्मात् and महातिधिः → महातिथिः (misprints in Wikisource; lost anusvara and wrong letters; the critical edition has pañcamīṃ skandas, yasmāt, mahātithiḥ).