Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 150
Devanagari script
एकग्रीवं चैककायं कुमारं स व्यलोकयत् । कलिलं प्रथमे चाह्नि द्वितीये व्यक्तितां गतम्
Transliteration
ekagrīvaṃ caikakāyaṃ kumāraṃ sa vyalokayat | kalilaṃ prathame cāhni dvitīye vyaktitāṃ gatam
Translation
ونظر إليه فرأى الكومارا ذا عنقٍ واحد وجسدٍ واحد. في اليوم الأول كان كتلةً بلا هيئة، وفي اليوم الثاني بلغ صورةً متميّزة واضحة.
Word by Word
eka-grīvamone-necked
eka-grīvam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (संख्या) + grīvā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (one-necked)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
eka-kāyamsingle-bodied
eka-kāyam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (संख्या) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (single-bodied)
kumāramthe boy, Kumāra
kumāram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
vyalokayatlooked at, observed
vyalokayat:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-ava-√lok (लोक्/लोकय् धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
kalilamcompact, in a lump (embryonic)
kalilam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkalila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (dense/compact/embryonic mass)
prathameon the first (day)
prathame:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (in the first)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
ahnion the day
ahni:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootahan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
dvitīyeon the second (day)
dvitīye:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the second)
vyaktitāmdistinctness, clear form
vyaktitām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvyaktitā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
gatamhaving attained
gatam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√gam (गम् धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (having gone/attained)
Speaker
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kumāra is seen as one-necked and one-bodied; the narrative emphasizes a two-day transformation—first an indistinct mass, then a clearly defined divine form.
Characters & Entities
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Kumāra (Skanda)FAQs
Divinity can manifest progressively in the world, moving from subtle potential to clear form, revealing ordered cosmic unfolding.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; it is a narrative description of manifestation.