Good for war and competition, for coronation and for litigation, for courage and for the worship of Kartikeya. Nanda class, and auspicious for most work.
Meaning
Shashthi is the sixth tithi, given to Kartikeya, the commander of the divine army, which is why the tithi is read as the day of contest and of command. Skanda Shashthi, the festival of Kartikeya, falls on it in the bright fortnight of Kartika.