Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पुत्रस्तवायं गिरिजे श्रृणु यादृग्भविष्यति । विक्रमेण च वीर्येण कृपया सदृशो मया

Transliteration

putrastavāyaṃ girije śrṛṇu yādṛgbhaviṣyati | vikrameṇa ca vīryeṇa kṛpayā sadṛśo mayā

Translation

“O Girijā, this is your son—hear what he shall be like: in valor, in power, and in compassion he will be like me.”

Word by Word

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गिरिजे: O Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यादृक्: of what kind
• यादृक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विक्रमेण: by valor/heroism
• विक्रमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• वीर्येण: by strength/power
• वीर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• कृपया: by compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सदृशः: similar
• सदृशः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मया: to me/like me
• मया: Upamana/Comparison base (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śiva (Śarva/Bhava)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addresses Girijā with serene authority, indicating the newborn divine son’s future qualities—valor, power, and compassion—radiating as auspicious omens in Kailāsa-like surroundings.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (Girijā)
• Gajānana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divine power is balanced—vikrama (valor) and vīrya (strength) are perfected by kṛpā (compassion).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse focuses on character and destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is Śiva’s declaration of the son’s qualities.