Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

विपरीतश्च शीघ्रं भो मांटिपुत्रः प्रबोध्यताम् । ततस्ता द्योतयंत्यश्च विभूत्यो गर्भमूचिंरे

Transliteration

viparītaśca śīghraṃ bho māṃṭiputraḥ prabodhyatām | tatastā dyotayaṃtyaśca vibhūtyo garbhamūciṃre

Translation

「主よ、マーンティの子を速やかに目覚めさせ、逆なる状態を転じ給え。」すると光り輝くヴィブーティたちは光明を放ち、胎内に向かって語りかけた。

Word by Word

• viparītaḥ: reversed/turned back
• viparītaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viparīta (कृदन्त; √parī/√vṛt इत्यादि-धात्वर्थे ‘विपरीत’ प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective)

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

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (Neuter accusative singular used adverbially)

• bho: O!
• bho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bho (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle/interjection)

• māṃṭiputraḥ: son of Māṃṭi
• māṃṭiputraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मांटेः पुत्रः’ (Masculine nominative singular; genitive tatpurusha)

• prabodhyatām: let (him) be awakened
• prabodhyatām: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√budh (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा (Imperative/passive: “let (him) be awakened”)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (Temporal/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb of sequence)

• tāḥ: those (f.)
• tāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (Feminine nominative plural pronoun)

• dyotayantyaḥ: shining/illuminating
• dyotayantyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dyut (धातु) → dyotayantī (कृदन्त, शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle)

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

• vibhūtayaḥ: the powers/emanations (vibhūtis)
• vibhūtayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Feminine nominative plural)

• garbham: the embryo/womb-child
• garbham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Masculine accusative singular)

• ūciṃre: they said
• ūciṃre: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) (उवाच-आदेश; बहुवचन-रूप)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्सभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd plural, active)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating; Vibhūtis speak to the womb/embryo

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense childbirth scene: a prayer for immediate awakening; four radiant Vibhūtis appear as luminous personified powers, their light entering the womb as they address it directly.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhūtis
• Māṃṭi
• son (embryo)
• womb (garbha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can overturn adversity, and Śiva’s vibhūtis act as instruments of protection and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it is a miracle-narrative within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes a supernatural intervention by vibhūtis.