Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

ऋषभाख्यस्य तस्यैव प्रभावाच्छिवयोगिनः । रूपं च देवसदृशं प्राप्तौ मातृकुमारकौ

Transliteration

ṛṣabhākhyasya tasyaiva prabhāvācchivayoginaḥ | rūpaṃ ca devasadṛśaṃ prāptau mātṛkumārakau

Translation

By the very power of that Śiva-yogin named Ṛṣabha, both mother and son attained a form resembling that of the gods.

Word by Word

• ऋषभाख्यस्य: of (one) named Ṛṣabha
• ऋषभाख्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛṣabha-ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ऋषभ इति आख्या यस्य)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक particle/emphasis)

• प्रभावात्: from the power (of)
• प्रभावात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• शिवयोगिनः: of the Śiva-yogin
• शिवयोगिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva-yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शिवः योगी) / ‘Śiva-like yogin’

• रूपम्: form, appearance
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक conjunction)

• देवसदृशम्: like a god
• देवसदृशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of rūpam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva-sadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवस्य सदृशम्)

• प्राप्तौ: attained (both)
• प्राप्तौ: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘attained/obtained’ (dual)

• मातृकुमारकौ: the mother and the boy
• मातृकुमारकौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ-kumāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः (माता च कुमारकः च)

Speaker

Niṣadhādhipa (continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ṛṣabha the Śiva-yogin radiates calm power; mother and son stand renewed, luminous, with divine-like complexion and ornaments appearing by grace; onlookers marvel.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha (Śiva-yogin)
• mother
• son

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with realized devotees of Śiva (śiva-yogins) is portrayed as transformative and auspicious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse glorifies the spiritual potency (prabhāva) of a Śiva-yogin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights the fruit of grace and yogic sanctity rather than a formal ritual.