Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 198

Devanagari script

वृषभं तत आरुह्य देव्या सह समुत्सुकः । सगणो भव आगच्छत्पुत्र दर्शनलालसः

Transliteration

vṛṣabhaṃ tata āruhya devyā saha samutsukaḥ | sagaṇo bhava āgacchatputra darśanalālasaḥ

Translation

तब भव (शिव) वृषभ पर आरूढ़ होकर, देवी के साथ और अपने गणों सहित, पुत्र-दर्शन की लालसा से उत्सुक होकर आए।

Word by Word

• वृषभम्: the bull
• वृषभम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (from there/then)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तम् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having mounted)

• देव्या: with the goddess
• देव्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental: 'with')

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्ययम् (preposition/adverb: with)

• समुत्सुकः: very eager
• समुत्सुकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of भव)

• सगणः: with his attendants
• सगणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (गणैः सह)

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; शिवनाम

• आगच्छत्: came
• आगच्छत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पुत्र: son
• पुत्र: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन); अर्थतः 'of the son'

• दर्शनलालसः: eager to see
• दर्शनलालसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शन + लालस (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (दर्शने लालसः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, Maheshvara-khaṇḍa style)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhava mounts the bull (Nandin), with Pārvatī beside him, surrounded by gaṇas, moving with palpable longing to behold the newborn Skanda—like a divine procession across Kailāsa slopes.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Vṛṣabha (Nandin, implied)
• Gaṇas
• Son (Skanda/Mahāsena, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (seeking the sight of the divine) is portrayed as a powerful longing—even for the gods—highlighting bhakti as a sacred impulse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is specified; the verse focuses on the divine journey to behold Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; ‘darśana’ is implied as a devotional act.