Shloka 37.32Unverified draft
भक्तश्च य: कार्तिकेये काकुत्स्थ भुवि मानवः। आयुष्मान् पुत्रपौत्रैश्च स्कन्दसालोक्यतां व्रजेत्।।1.37.32।।
Meaning
Whatever man on earth, Kakutstha, is devoted to Kartikeya, shall live long with sons and grandsons and attain to Skanda's own world.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhaktaḥ ca yaḥ kārtikeye | भक्तः च यः कार्तिकेये | and whatever [man] is devoted to Kartikeya | Nominative / Nominative / Locative |
| kākutstha bhuvi mānavaḥ | काकुत्स्थ भुवि मानवः | O descendant of Kakutstha, on earth, a man | Vocative / Locative / Nominative |
| āyuṣmān putra-pautraiḥ ca | आयुष्मान् पुत्र-पौत्रैः च | long-lived, together with sons and grandsons | Nominative / Instrumental |
| skanda-sālokyatām vrajet | स्कन्द-सालोक्यताम् व्रजेत् | shall go to the same world as Skanda | Accusative / Verb (optative) |
Reference: 1.37.32 · Bāla Kāṇḍa