Devasena

Wandering on Mount Manasa in search of a general for his army, Indra hears a woman's desperate cries. He finds her being seized by the asura Keshi, confronts him, and shatters his weapons with the vajra — wounding Keshi and forcing him to flee. The maiden, Devasena, reveals she is Prajapati's daughter and describes the kind of invincible husband she desires.

Indra, troubled by Devasena's description of the invincible husband she desires, witnesses a celestial conjunction of the sun, moon, and Agni that suggests a possible solution. He takes her to Brahma, who promises that an embryo of great strength will be born — one who will serve as Indra's general and become Devasena's husband.

After instating Skanda as general of the gods, Shakra remembers Devasena — the maiden he once freed — and recalls Brahma's prophecy that she was destined for Skanda. He brings her adorned in ornaments, and Skanda accepts her hand in marriage according to prescribed rites, with Brihaspati reciting the mantras.