Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामभवच्छ्रद्धा जन्मकाले गुहारणेः । अंतरिक्षेमराश्चापि प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनाः

Transliteration

sarveṣāmabhavacchraddhā janmakāle guhāraṇeḥ | aṃtarikṣemarāścāpi praharṣotphullalocanāḥ

Translation

Au moment de la naissance de Guha (Skanda), la śraddhā s’éveilla en tous ; et les êtres célestes du ciel intermédiaire avaient eux aussi les yeux épanouis de joie et d’allégresse.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• अभवत्: arose/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रद्धा: faith, devotion
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जन्मकाले: at the time of birth
• जन्मकाले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः—‘जन्मनः कालः’

• गुहारणेः: of Guhāraṇi (Kumāra)
• गुहारणेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहारणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (Skanda/Kumāra)

• अन्तरिक्षेमराः: celestials in the sky
• अन्तरिक्षेमराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः—‘अन्तरिक्षे अमराः’ (celestials in the sky)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also)

• प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनाः: with eyes widened/blossomed in joy
• प्रहर्षोत्फुल्ललोचनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्फुल्ल (कृदन्त; √फल्/√फुल् धातु) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘प्रहर्षेण उत्फुल्ले लोचने यस्य ते’ (whose eyes are blossomed with joy)

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Guha’s birth-time, humans and beings of all kinds show awakened devotion; in the mid-sky, devas with wide, blossoming eyes gaze downward in delighted astonishment, hands in añjali.

Characters & Entities

• Guha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True faith (śraddhā) naturally awakens when the divine is remembered and celebrated.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is Guha’s birth and the universal rise of śraddhā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the implied practice is devotional celebration (janmotsava-smaraṇa).