Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 150
Devanagari script
एकग्रीवं चैककायं कुमारं स व्यलोकयत् । कलिलं प्रथमे चाह्नि द्वितीये व्यक्तितां गतम्
Transliteration
ekagrīvaṃ caikakāyaṃ kumāraṃ sa vyalokayat | kalilaṃ prathame cāhni dvitīye vyaktitāṃ gatam
Translation
അവൻ കുമാരനെ ഒരേയൊരു കഴുത്തും ഒരേയൊരു ദേഹവും ഉള്ളവനായി കണ്ടു. ആദ്യദിവസം അവൻ അവ്യക്തമായ കലിലരൂപമായിരുന്നു; രണ്ടാംദിവസം വ്യക്തമായ രൂപം പ്രാപിച്ചു।
Word by Word
eka-grīvamone-necked
eka-grīvam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (संख्या) + grīvā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (one-necked)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
eka-kāyamsingle-bodied
eka-kāyam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (संख्या) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (single-bodied)
kumāramthe boy, Kumāra
kumāram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
vyalokayatlooked at, observed
vyalokayat:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-ava-√lok (लोक्/लोकय् धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
kalilamcompact, in a lump (embryonic)
kalilam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkalila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (dense/compact/embryonic mass)
prathameon the first (day)
prathame:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (in the first)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
ahnion the day
ahni:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootahan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
dvitīyeon the second (day)
dvitīye:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the second)
vyaktitāmdistinctness, clear form
vyaktitām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvyaktitā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
gatamhaving attained
gatam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√gam (गम् धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (having gone/attained)
Speaker
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kumāra is seen as one-necked and one-bodied; the narrative emphasizes a two-day transformation—first an indistinct mass, then a clearly defined divine form.
Characters & Entities
K
Kumāra (Skanda)FAQs
Divinity can manifest progressively in the world, moving from subtle potential to clear form, revealing ordered cosmic unfolding.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; it is a narrative description of manifestation.