Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

साशिषं च ततो राज्ञा स्वोत्संग उपवेशितः । आघ्राय स्नेहतो मूर्ध्नि प्रोक्तश्च जनसंसदि

Transliteration

sāśiṣaṃ ca tato rājñā svotsaṃga upaveśitaḥ | āghrāya snehato mūrdhni proktaśca janasaṃsadi

Translation

Then the king blessed him and seated him upon his own lap. Affectionately kissing (inhaling the fragrance of) his head, he addressed him in the public assembly.

Word by Word

• साशिषम्: with blessings
• साशिषम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव: ‘आशिषा सह’ (with blessing); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ—कर्मणि प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वोत्सङ्गे: in (his) own lap
• स्वोत्सङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य उत्सङ्गः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपवेशितः: was seated (made to sit)
• उपवेशितः: Karman (Patient/कर्म—passive subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative + क्त (past passive participle): उपवेशित; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः (having been seated)

• आघ्राय: having smelled/kissed (by smelling)
• आघ्राय: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; धातु: घ्रा (to smell), उपसर्ग: आ

• स्नेहतः: out of affection
• स्नेहतः: Hetu (Cause/motive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘स्नेहात्’ = out of affection

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: was addressed/spoken to
• प्रोक्तः: Karman (Patient—passive subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been spoken/addressed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• जनसंसदि: in the assembly of people
• जनसंसदि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जनानां संसद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Ugraśravā (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king seats the youth on his lap before the assembly, blesses him, and affectionately smells/kisses the crown of his head, then speaks to the gathered people.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied king)
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Assembly (janasaṃsad)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous ruler upholds dharma through public honor, blessings, and affectionate care for dependents and kin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is set in a royal assembly rather than a pilgrimage context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it depicts āśīrvāda (blessing) and respectful reception.