Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

भगवानुवाच । उत्पत्स्यति सुतोऽस्माकं षण्मुखस्तु महाबलः । तारकं दैत्यराजानं स चैनं घातयिष्यति

Transliteration

bhagavānuvāca | utpatsyati suto'smākaṃ ṣaṇmukhastu mahābalaḥ | tārakaṃ daityarājānaṃ sa cainaṃ ghātayiṣyati

Translation

ഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു— ഞങ്ങളുടെ പുത്രനായി മഹാബലനായ ഷൺമുഖൻ ജനിക്കും. അവൻ ദൈത്യരാജൻ താരകനെ വധിക്കും.

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• उत्पत्स्यति: will be born / will arise
• उत्पत्स्यति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Simple Future, 3rd person, Singular

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Pronoun, Genitive, Plural

• षण्मुखः: six-faced (Ṣaṇmukha)
• षण्मुखः: Karta (Apposition to ‘सुतः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः द्विगु (षण्णां मुखानां समाहारः/विशेषणम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (विरोध/अवधारण) — particle ‘indeed/but’

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः कर्मधारय (महद् बलं यस्य)

• तारकम्: Tāraka
• तारकम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दैत्यराजानम्: the king of the demons
• दैत्यराजानम्: Karma (Apposition to object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानां राजा)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात — conjunction

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/एन् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Pronoun, Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• घातयिष्यति: will slay / will cause to be killed
• घातयिष्यति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिच्) ← हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Causative Future, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Bhagavān (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The fair-eyed lady devotee (unnamed here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims the destined birth of Ṣaṇmukha and the slaying of Tāraka; the moment is charged with prophetic certainty and martial radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhagavān)
• Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Tāraka
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is ultimately restored through divine order; Śiva’s assurance establishes hope amid cosmic turmoil.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is narrative prophecy; it supports the māhātmya context of Prabhāsa-kṣetra rather than naming a new tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a divine proclamation about Skanda’s future victory.