Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

उन्मादं पुष्पदंतं च शंकुकर्णं तथैव च । प्रददावग्निपुत्राय पार्वती शुभदर्शना

Transliteration

unmādaṃ puṣpadaṃtaṃ ca śaṃkukarṇaṃ tathaiva ca | pradadāvagniputrāya pārvatī śubhadarśanā

Translation

শুভদর্শনা পার্বতী অগ্নিপুত্র (স্কন্দ)-কে উন্মাদ, পুষ্পদন্ত ও শঙ্কুকর্ণকে প্রদান করলেন।

Word by Word

• उन्मादम्: Unmāda (named attendant)
• उन्मादम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्माद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुष्पदन्तम्: Puṣpadanta (named attendant)
• पुष्पदन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुष्प-इव दन्ताः यस्य/पुष्पदन्त)

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

• शङ्कुकर्णम्: Śaṅkukarṇa (named attendant)
• शङ्कुकर्णम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कु + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शङ्कु-सदृशौ कर्णौ यस्य)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• प्रददौ: bestowed
• प्रददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अग्निपुत्राय: to the son of Agni
• अग्निपुत्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अग्नेः पुत्रः = son of Agni)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभदर्शना: of auspicious appearance
• शुभदर्शना: Karta-visheshana (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुभं दर्शनं यस्याः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna) / devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, radiant and benevolent, presents three named attendants—Unmāda, Puṣpadanta, and Śaṃkukarṇa—to the fire-born Skanda, in a serene divine court.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Agniputra (Skanda)
• Unmāda
• Puṣpadanta
• Śaṃkukarṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother actively empowers the protector of Dharma, showing maternal grace as a source of spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; this verse centers on Pārvatī’s blessing to Skanda rather than a place-mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.