Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

पार्वत्यां शंकराज्जातो देवकार्यार्थसिद्धये । तूष्णींभूतास्तदा सर्वाः कृत्तिका मातृभिः सह

Transliteration

pārvatyāṃ śaṃkarājjāto devakāryārthasiddhaye | tūṣṇīṃbhūtāstadā sarvāḥ kṛttikā mātṛbhiḥ saha

Translation

Dia dilahirkan daripada Pārvatī dan Śaṅkara demi menyempurnakan tujuan para dewa. Maka pada saat itu semuanya pun diam—para Kṛttikā bersama para Ibu.

Word by Word

• पार्वत्याम्: in/with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याम्: अधिकरण (Location/Source context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंकरात्: from Śaṅkara
• शंकरात्: अपादान (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जातः: born
• जातः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle, active sense), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये: for accomplishing the gods’ purpose
• देवकार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य + अर्थ + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां कार्यस्य अर्थः यस्याः सा; 'for the accomplishment of the purpose of the gods' work), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: silently)

• भूताः: became
• भूताः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वाः इत्यस्य विधेय

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कृत्तिकाः: the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मातृभिः: with the mothers
• मातृभिः: सहकारक (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् (postposition: with)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience / pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed tableau: Pārvatī and Śaṅkara as divine parents in the background aura; the Kṛttikās and Mothers lower their gaze, falling into reverent silence as the truth of the birth’s purpose is acknowledged.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Kṛttikāḥ
• Mātṛkāḥ
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine birth and power are oriented toward loka-saṅgraha—fulfilling sacred duty for the welfare of the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the chapter’s setting; this verse emphasizes Skanda’s mission rather than a particular tīrtha’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.