Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

मातुराज्ञा सुतो ह्लाद प्लावितांगो गतज्वरः । जगाम त्र्यक्षं संद्रष्टुं प्रणिपत्य च मातरम्

Transliteration

māturājñā suto hlāda plāvitāṃgo gatajvaraḥ | jagāma tryakṣaṃ saṃdraṣṭuṃ praṇipatya ca mātaram

Translation

Sur l’ordre de sa mère, le fils—le corps baigné de joie et la fièvre dissipée—se prosterna devant elle, puis s’en alla contempler le Seigneur aux Trois Yeux.

Word by Word

• mātuḥ-ājñā: by the mother's command
• mātuḥ-ājñā: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'by/through mother's command'; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• hlāda: O Hlāda
• hlāda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative, Singular (address)

• plāvita-aṅgaḥ: with body washed/bathed
• plāvita-aṅgaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: plāvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'whose body is bathed/washed'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• gata-jvaraḥ: free from fever
• gata-jvaraḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'whose fever has gone'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• tryakṣam: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• tryakṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (त्र्यक्ष = 'three-eyed' = Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• saṃdraṣṭum: to see
• saṃdraṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ + dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन; Infinitive of purpose

• praṇipatya: having bowed down
• praṇipatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra + ni + pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

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

• mātaram: (his) mother
• mātaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīraka, newly relieved of fever, bows to his mother and walks with brightened face toward Śiva (Tryakṣa), whose presence is suggested by a liṅga, trident, or radiant aura in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Tryakṣa (Śiva)
• The son (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Obedience and devotion culminate in darśana—right conduct becomes a path to encounter the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to approaching Śiva (Tryakṣa) in a sacred mountain setting; no named tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverence is shown through praṇipāta (bowing), a standard devotional act before seeking darśana.