Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

शिवस्य तनयं दृष्ट्वा ते यांति स्वकुलैः सह । कोटिभिर्बहुभिश्चैव मत्स्थानं परिमुच्य वै

Transliteration

śivasya tanayaṃ dṛṣṭvā te yāṃti svakulaiḥ saha | koṭibhirbahubhiścaiva matsthānaṃ parimucya vai

Translation

لمّا أبصروا ابنَ شِيفا، انصرفوا مع عائلاتهم—بل بملايينٍ لا تُحصى—تاركين مملكتي (ديار يَما) تركًا تامًّا.

Word by Word

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तनयम्: son
• तनयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having seen'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वकुलैः: with their own families
• स्वकुलैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: स्व-कुल (कर्मधारय: 'one's own family'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (with)

• कोटिभिः: with crores (multitudes)
• कोटिभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic: just/indeed)

• मत्स्थानम्: my abode
• मत्स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अहम्-शब्दस्य षष्ठी-सम्बन्धरूप) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: मत्-स्थान (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'my abode'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परिमुच्य: having abandoned
• परिमुच्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having left/abandoned'

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (indeed)

Speaker

Yama (deduced from ‘matsthānam’ = ‘my realm’)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva/Deveśa (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kumāra (Skanda) appears radiant; crowds with families look on; behind them, a dark, receding vision of Yama’s realm dissolves, symbolizing release from death’s domain.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śiva’s son (Kumāra/Skanda)
• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Śiva’s son is depicted as liberating powerfully—even extending benefit to one’s family—overriding fear of Yama.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kedāra-region narrative (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where Śaiva sacred geography is the overarching frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the salvific act highlighted is darśana (sacred viewing) of Kumāra.