Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

मूषकं कार्तिकेयस्तु वाहनार्थं प्रहर्षितः । भ्रातरं मन्यमानस्तु बन्धुस्नेहेन संयुतः

Transliteration

mūṣakaṃ kārtikeyastu vāhanārthaṃ praharṣitaḥ | bhrātaraṃ manyamānastu bandhusnehena saṃyutaḥ

Translation

কাৰ্তিকেয় আনন্দিত হৈ, বন্ধুস্নেহে সংযুক্ত, তেওঁক ভ্ৰাতা বুলি মানি বাহনৰ্থে এটা মূষক দিলে।

Word by Word

• mūṣakam: a mouse
• mūṣakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• kārtikeyaḥ: Kārtikeya
• kārtikeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्ययम् (contrastive particle)

• vāhanārtham: for (use as) a vehicle/mount
• vāhanārtham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāhana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (vāhanāya arthaḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (used adverbially: ‘for the purpose of a mount’)

• praharṣitaḥ: delighted
• praharṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + hṛṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• bhrātaram: (as) a brother
• bhrātaram: Karma (Object of ‘manyamānaḥ’/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• manyamānaḥ: considering/thinking (him)
• manyamānaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Participial predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: man (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (present active participle); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• tu: indeed
• tu: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle)

• bandhusnehena: with affection for kin
• bandhusnehena: Karaṇa/Hetu (Means/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhu (प्रातिपदिक) + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bandhūnāṃ snehaḥ); पुल्लिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• saṃyutaḥ: endowed/connected
• saṃyutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kārtikeya, youthful and radiant, offers a small mouse as a mount to the recipient; the gesture is affectionate, playful, and wondrous; surrounding devas smile at the unusual gift.

Characters & Entities

• Kārtikeya (Skanda)
• Mūṣaka (mouse mount)
• Gaṇeśa (implied recipient)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power is harmonized by family-dharma: divine siblings support each other’s roles for the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter that frames the event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a symbolic bestowal of a vāhana (mount).