Ramayana

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तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स्कन्नं गर्भपरिस्रवे । स्नापयन् परया लक्ष्म्या दीप्यमानं यथानलम् ॥ १-३७-२६

On hearing that blessing of gods Krittika stars gave a bath to that excellently auspicious boy who was radiant like fire, and who slid down from the secretion of the womb of Ganga. ॥ 1-37-26॥

english translation

teSAM tadvacanaM zrutvA skannaM garbhaparisrave । snApayan parayA lakSmyA dIpyamAnaM yathAnalam ॥ 1-37-26

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्कंद इत्यब्रुवन् देवाः स्कन्नं गर्भपरिस्रवात् । कार्तिकेयं महाबाहुं काकुत्स्थ ज्वलनोपमम् ॥ १-३७-२७

And gods called that boy, oh ! Rama of Kakutstha, whose glow was like that of flaring fire and who was ambidextrous as 'Skanda' for he slid down from the secretions of a womb. ॥ 1-37-27॥

english translation

skaMda ityabruvan devAH skannaM garbhaparisravAt । kArtikeyaM mahAbAhuM kAkutstha jvalanopamam ॥ 1-37-27

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्रादुर्भूतं ततः क्षीरं कृत्तिकानामनुत्तमम् । षण्णां षडाननो भूत्वा जग्राह स्तनजं पयः ॥ १-३७-२८

Then an unexcelled milk instantly came forth from the breasts of the six Krittika-stars, and becoming a six-faced one that boy too sucked that milk from the six Krittika-stars at the same time. ॥ 1-37-28॥

english translation

prAdurbhUtaM tataH kSIraM kRttikAnAmanuttamam । SaNNAM SaDAnano bhUtvA jagrAha stanajaM payaH ॥ 1-37-28

hk transliteration by Sanscript

गृहीत्वा क्षीरमेकाह्ना सुकुमारवपुस्तदा । अजयत् स्वेन वीर्येण दैत्यसैन्यगणान्विभुः ॥ १-३७-२९

On sipping the milk just for one day he became an adolescent boy on that day itself, and even though he was of delicate constitution as a boy, that taskmaster triumphed over the army troops of demons by his own vigour. ॥ 1-37-29॥

english translation

gRhItvA kSIramekAhnA sukumAravapustadA । ajayat svena vIryeNa daityasainyagaNAnvibhuH ॥ 1-37-29

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सुरसेनागणपतिमभ्यषिंचन्महाद्युतिम् । ततस्तममराः सर्वे समेत्याग्निपुरोगमाः ॥ १-३७-३०

All of the celestial then came together under the leadership of Fire-god and they anointed that highly resplendent boy, Skanda, or Kaarthikeya, as the Chief of Celestial Army troops. ॥ 1-37-30॥

english translation

surasenAgaNapatimabhyaSiMcanmahAdyutim । tatastamamarAH sarve sametyAgnipurogamAH ॥ 1-37-30

hk transliteration by Sanscript