Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अभ्यषिंचंस्ततो देवाः कुमारं शंकरात्मजम् । इंद्रो विष्णुर्महावीर्यो ब्रह्मरुद्रौ च फाल्गुन

Transliteration

abhyaṣiṃcaṃstato devāḥ kumāraṃ śaṃkarātmajam | iṃdro viṣṇurmahāvīryo brahmarudrau ca phālguna

Translation

Alors les dieux conférèrent l’onction (abhiṣeka) à Kumāra, fils de Śaṅkara : Indra, le très vaillant Viṣṇu, ainsi que Brahmā et Rudra, ô Phālguna.

Word by Word

• अभ्यषिञ्चन्: anointed
• अभ्यषिञ्चन्: Kriyā (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कुमारम्: the prince/young god (Kumāra)
• कुमारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शंकरात्मजम्: son of Śaṅkara
• शंकरात्मजम्: Karma (Apposition to कुमारम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—शंकरस्य आत्मजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—महत् वीर्यम् यस्य

• ब्रह्मरुद्रौ: Brahmā and Rudra
• ब्रह्मरुद्रौ: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व—ब्रह्मा च रुद्रः च

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

• फाल्गुन: O Phālguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrative voice; addressed to Phālguna (Arjuna) as listener-epithet

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna / Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand abhiṣeka: Indra, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Rudra pour consecrated waters over youthful Kumāra, son of Śaṅkara; streams of water glint like pearls as the assembly chants.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kumāra)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Indra
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Rudra
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine authority is established through consecration: even the gods honor Skanda’s role through abhiṣeka.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is the ceremonial consecration of Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (ritual anointing/consecration) performed by honored participants is described.