Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पुत्रेत्युवाच तं देवी ततः संहृष्टमानसा । एतस्मिन्नंतरे शर्वस्तत्रागत्य वचोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

putretyuvāca taṃ devī tataḥ saṃhṛṣṭamānasā | etasminnaṃtare śarvastatrāgatya vaco'bravīt

Translation

Alors la Déesse, le cœur empli d’allégresse, l’appela : « Mon fils ». À cet instant, Śarva (Śiva) arriva en ce lieu et prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उवाच: she said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर/हेतौ वा (then/thereupon)

• संहृष्टमानसा: delighted in mind
• संहृष्टमानसा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—संहृष्टं मानसं यस्याः सा

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया—'having come'

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: he said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandaragiri (Umā-Maheśvara sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas / narrative-frame listener

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, smiling with joy, addresses the newly formed being as ‘Son’; the child stands attentive. Śiva enters the garden pavilion—majestic yet curious—about to speak, creating a charged pause between tenderness and impending dispute.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (Śarva)
• Gajānana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine relationships model protection and belonging; Devī’s acceptance and Śiva’s arrival signal the unfolding of a dharmic purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative dialogue setup.