Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

सुतो हि मम मैनाकः स प्रविष्टोऽर्णवे स्थितः । इति चिंताविषण्णं तं विष्णुराहमहामतिः

Transliteration

suto hi mama mainākaḥ sa praviṣṭo'rṇave sthitaḥ | iti ciṃtāviṣaṇṇaṃ taṃ viṣṇurāhamahāmatiḥ

Translation

«Mon fils Maināka est entré dans l’océan et y demeure.» Le voyant accablé d’inquiétude, Viṣṇu, au vaste esprit, lui adressa la parole.

Word by Word

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• mainākaḥ: Maināka (name)
• mainākaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maināka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु) + praviṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण/विधेय (predicative)

• arṇave: in the ocean
• arṇave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• sthitaḥ: stood/was situated
• sthitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative)

• iti: thus
• iti: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ciṃtā-viṣaṇṇam: dejected with worry
• ciṃtā-viṣaṇṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaṇṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ciṃtayā viṣaṇṇaḥ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• mahā-matiḥ: the great-minded one
• mahā-matiḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (mahā ca sā matiḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण उपपद (epithet of Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mountain-king speaks sorrowfully of his son Maināka hidden in the ocean; Viṣṇu, serene and compassionate, turns toward him to console.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Maināka
• Viṣṇu
• Ocean (Arṇava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anxiety over dharma is natural, and divine wisdom responds with reassurance and solution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ocean (arṇava) is mentioned as Maināka’s abode, expanding the sacred geography linked to the wedding narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; the concern is about ensuring required wedding rites are properly completed.