Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

पार्वत्यां शंकराज्जातो देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये । तूष्णींभूतास्तदा सर्वाः कृत्तिका मातृभिः सह

Transliteration

pārvatyāṃ śaṃkarājjāto devakāryārthasiddhaye | tūṣṇīṃbhūtāstadā sarvāḥ kṛttikā mātṛbhiḥ saha

Translation

Né de Pārvatī et de Śaṅkara pour l’accomplissement du dessein des dieux, toutes se turent alors : les Kṛttikā avec les Mères.

Word by Word

• पार्वत्याम्: in/with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/Source context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंकरात्: from Śaṅkara
• शंकरात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातः: born
• जातः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle, active sense), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for accomplishing the gods’ purpose
• देवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य + अर्थ + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां कार्यस्य अर्थः यस्याः सा; 'for the accomplishment of the purpose of the gods' work), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: silently)

• भूताः: became
• भूताः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वाः इत्यस्य विधेय

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कृत्तिकाः: the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मातृभिः: with the mothers
• मातृभिः: सहकारक (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् (postposition: with)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience / pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed tableau: Pārvatī and Śaṅkara as divine parents in the background aura; the Kṛttikās and Mothers lower their gaze, falling into reverent silence as the truth of the birth’s purpose is acknowledged.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Kṛttikāḥ
• Mātṛkāḥ
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine birth and power are oriented toward loka-saṅgraha—fulfilling sacred duty for the welfare of the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the chapter’s setting; this verse emphasizes Skanda’s mission rather than a particular tīrtha’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.