Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

चिरकारिकं ददर्शाथ पुत्रं मातुरुपांतिके । चिरकारी तु पितरं दृष्ट्वा परमदुःखितः

Transliteration

cirakārikaṃ dadarśātha putraṃ māturupāṃtike | cirakārī tu pitaraṃ dṛṣṭvā paramaduḥkhitaḥ

Translation

Alors il vit son fils Cirakārika près de sa mère. Mais Cirakārī, voyant son père, fut accablé d’une peine extrême.

Word by Word

• cirakārikam: Cirakārika (the son)
• cirakārikam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cira + kārika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• atha: then
• atha: Anantarya (Sequence/अनन्तर्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (then/now)

• putram: son
• putram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; cirakārikam इत्यस्य अपि विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्धः

• mātuḥ: of (his) mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• upāntike: near/at the side
• upāntike: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāntika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचकं

• cirakārī: Cirakārī (the father)
• cirakārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cira + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/पक्षान्तरे-अव्ययम् (but/indeed)

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• paramaduḥkhitaḥ: extremely distressed
• paramaduḥkhitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautama arrives and sees Cirakārika beside the mother; Cirakārī’s face changes to distress upon seeing his father—weapon present but wavering resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Cirakārika
• Cirakārī
• Mother (unnamed)
• Father (Gautama, from prior verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is endangered by impulsive commands, restraint and timely recognition can avert irreversible wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the hermitage-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.