39. Uma whose lustre was like that of the Sun gave him
two dustless clothes. Ganga gave him an excellent divine
Kamanfalu (water-pot) .originating from nectar (or producing
nectar).
40. Along with the Ocean Mahi, the great river, gave him
the necklace of rosary beads with great joy. Brhaspati gave
Kumara a staff.
41. Garuda gave his beloved' son Mayura (‘Peacock’) hav¬
ing a cluster of feathers of various colours as tail. Aruna gave
him a cock Tamracuda (‘having copper-coloured crest’).
42-44. Lord Varuna gave him a goat fully possessed of
strength and vigour. Brahma gave him a deerhide that was (con¬
ducive to) victory and the acquisition of sacred knowledge. He
gave him four attendants also who had great vigour and prowess.-
They were his mental sons named Nandisena, Lohitak$a,
Ghaptakanja and the fourth one who was well-known as
Kusumamalin and had excessive strength. Then Lord Sthaiju
(Siva) gave him his great Parsada (named) Kratu.
45 Indeed in the course of the war between Devas and
A 8 uras this infuriated attendant had killed with his hands
fourteen million Daityas of terrible deeds.
46 Yama then gave him two attendants comparable to
Yama" and Kala. They were Unmatha and Praraatha. They had
excessive vigour and great lustre.
47 The joyous Sun-god gave unto Karttikeya, O son of
Prtha, his two constant followers, the Subhrats.
‘ 48-52 Soma (the Moon) gave his attendants Mam and Sumaru
who resembled Kailasa peak and had white garlands and (scent¬
ed) unguents. .
Agni gave him (two attendants) of great strength,
viz. Jvalajihva and Jyotis.
Vi§pu of long strides gave Skanda three attendants, viz.
Parigha, Bala and Bhima of very great strength.
Vasaya, the slayer of the warriors of enemies, gave the son
of Mahesa two attendants Utkrosa and Pancaja who wielded
thunderbolt and baton (respectively). Indeed those two had
slain in battle many enemies of Mahendra.
O foremost one among the descendants of Bharata, the
delighted Asvins gave Skanda (two attendants) Vardhana and
Bandhana who were great experts in Ayurveda.
53. Vayu gave Karttikeya two attendants Bala and Atibala
who had big mouths and were very powerful.
54-56. 'Lord Varujia gave the warriors Ghasa and Atighasa.
O son of Prtha, Himavan gave his daughter’s son (two atten¬
dants) Suvarcas of noble soul and Ativarcas.
Meru gave Kancana and Meghamalin. The delighted
Vindhya gave the son of Svaha the two splendid attendants
Ucchrita and Atisrnga who were great fighters with stones.
57. Accompanied by river Mah! the Ocean gave the two
heroic attendants Samgrahaand Vigraha who wielded iron clubs.
58. Parvati of beautiful and auspicious appearance gave
the son of Agni Unmada, Pu$padanta and Sankukar^a.
59. Suparga gave the son of Jvalana (Fire-god) two
attendants Jaya and Mahajaya, two serpents who were the most
■excellent ones among mighty warriors.
60. Thus Sadhyas, Rudras, Vasus, Pitrs and all others who
are the foremost in the world gave attendants to Skanda.
61. They were exceedingly powerful, of varying grades of
strength and potentiality. They had different kinds of weapons
and ornaments. They are too numerous, O Phalguna, to be
reckoned.
62. The Mothers gave the Lord groups of Mothers who
were very auspicious and by whom the three worlds including
mobile and immobile beings have been pervaded.
63-69. The Mothers are as follows: Prabhavati, Visalaksi,
•Gopala, Gonasa, Apsujata, Brhaddaridi, Kalika, Bahuputraka,
Bhayankarl, Cakrangi, Tirthanemi, Madhavi, Gitapriya,
Alataksi, Catula, Salabharaukhi, Vidyujjihva, Rudrakali,
gatolukhalamekhala, Sataghaijtakihkiijika, Cakraksi, Catvara-
laya, Putana, Rodana, Ama, Kotara, Meghavahini, Urdhvaveiji-
dhara, Jarayus, Jarjaranana, Khantakhcti, Dahadaha, Dhama-
dhama, Jaya, Bahuvem, Bahusira, Bahupada, Bahustani,
^atolukamukhi, Krsria, Karriapravaraija, Sunyalaya, Dhanya-
vasa, Pasuda, Dhanyada, Sada. These and many other Mothers
(were given unto him). O leading scion of the family of Bharata,
since they (those Mothers) are innumerable, I am not able to
reckon them.
70-71. They dwelt on trees and quadrangles; they had their
abodes in the places where four roads meet; they lived in caves
and cremation grounds and they had mountains, cascades and
cataracts as their regular dwelling places. They had different
kinds of dress and ornaments. They assumed different kinds of
forms. They spoke different languages and they wielded different
kinds of weapons. They surrounded Guha there.
72-73. Then the glorious Guha shone like another Guha
(i.e. He was matchless). He was crowned and invested with the
office of the Commander-in-chief by the different Devas and
great sages.
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