Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

सुतो यदा रुद्रभक्तः सानंदं सद्भिरीर्यते । भव तस्मात्प्रियार्थाय तिष्ठाम्यत्र षडानन

Transliteration

suto yadā rudrabhaktaḥ sānaṃdaṃ sadbhirīryate | bhava tasmātpriyārthāya tiṣṭhāmyatra ṣaḍānana

Translation

إذا كان الابنُ عابدًا لرودرا، ويُثني عليه الصالحون بفرح، فحينئذٍ—كي يتحقّق ما هو عزيز—اعلم أنّي مقيمةٌ هنا، يا ذا الوجوه الستّة (شادانانا).

Word by Word

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• यदा: when
• यदा: Desha-Kala (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal conjunction/adverb: 'when')

• रुद्रभक्तः: a devotee of Rudra
• रुद्रभक्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('of Rudra' + 'devotee'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• सानन्दम्: joyfully
• सानन्दम्: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial: 'with joy')

• सद्भिः: by the good (people)
• सद्भिः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ईर्यते: is spoken of, is praised
• ईर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोगः (Passive), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थः/Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• प्रियार्थाय: for (your) dear purpose
• प्रियार्थाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः ('for the sake of what is dear'), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्

• तिष्ठामि: I stay, I stand
• तिष्ठामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• षडानन: O Six-faced one (Skanda)
• षडानन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (संख्या) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः ('having six faces'); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṣaḍānana (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful devotee-son stands with folded hands before a Rudra-liṅga; elders and sādhus praise him; above or beside, Ṣaḍānana (Skanda) is shown ‘remaining’—a protective, abiding presence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Ṣaḍānana (Skanda/Kumāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest praise of family life is devotion: a Rudra-bhakta child brings joy to the virtuous and draws enduring divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse hints at a localized “here” (atra) within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative, but does not name a particular tīrtha in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No step-by-step rite is stated; it highlights the spiritual fruit of Rudra-bhakti and noble conduct.