Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

मातुराज्ञा सुतो ह्लाद प्लावितांगो गतज्वरः । जगाम त्र्यक्षं संद्रष्टुं प्रणिपत्य च मातरम्

Transliteration

māturājñā suto hlāda plāvitāṃgo gatajvaraḥ | jagāma tryakṣaṃ saṃdraṣṭuṃ praṇipatya ca mātaram

Translation

മാതാവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം പുത്രൻ ആനന്ദത്തിൽ പുളകിതനായി, ജ്വരം മാറി, മാതാവിനെ പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് ത്രിനേത്രനായ പ്രഭുവിനെ ദർശിക്കാനായി പോയി.

Word by Word

• mātuḥ-ājñā: by the mother's command
• mātuḥ-ājñā: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'by/through mother's command'; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• sutaḥ: the son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hlāda: O Hlāda
• hlāda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative, Singular (address)

• plāvita-aṅgaḥ: with body washed/bathed
• plāvita-aṅgaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: plāvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'whose body is bathed/washed'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• gata-jvaraḥ: free from fever
• gata-jvaraḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'whose fever has gone'; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• tryakṣam: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• tryakṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (त्र्यक्ष = 'three-eyed' = Śiva); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• saṃdraṣṭum: to see
• saṃdraṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ + dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन; Infinitive of purpose

• praṇipatya: having bowed down
• praṇipatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra + ni + pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

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

• mātaram: (his) mother
• mātaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīraka, newly relieved of fever, bows to his mother and walks with brightened face toward Śiva (Tryakṣa), whose presence is suggested by a liṅga, trident, or radiant aura in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Tryakṣa (Śiva)
• The son (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Obedience and devotion culminate in darśana—right conduct becomes a path to encounter the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to approaching Śiva (Tryakṣa) in a sacred mountain setting; no named tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverence is shown through praṇipāta (bowing), a standard devotional act before seeking darśana.