Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोकाद्विष्णुलोकस्तस्मादपि शिवस्य च । पुत्राप्रियत्वात्तस्यापि गुहलोको महत्तमः

Transliteration

brahmalokādviṣṇulokastasmādapi śivasya ca | putrāpriyatvāttasyāpi guhaloko mahattamaḥ

Translation

ဗြဟ္မလောကထက် မြင့်သည်မှာ ဗိဿနုလောက၊ ထိုထက်ပင် မြင့်သည်မှာ သီဝ၏ ကိုယ်ပိုင်လောကဖြစ်သည်။ သို့သော် သီဝသည် သားတော်ကို အထူးချစ်မြတ်နိုးသဖြင့် ဂုဟလောက (ဂုဟ/စကန္ဒ၏ လောက) ကို အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံးဟု ကြေညာထားသည်။

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मलोकात्: from Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• विष्णुलोकः: Viṣṇuloka
• विष्णुलोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• तस्मात्: from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पुत्राप्रियत्वात्: because of (his) son’s dearness
• पुत्राप्रियत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-अप्रियत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः—पुत्रस्य अप्रियत्-त्वम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• गुहलोकः: Guhaloka (world of Guha/Skanda)
• गुहलोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—गुहस्य लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• महत्तमः: the greatest
• महत्तमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

Speaker

Ugraśravā (Sūta)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vertical cosmological tableau: Brahmaloka below, Viṣṇuloka above it, Śivaloka higher, and at the summit a radiant Guhaloka, with Śiva’s affectionate gaze toward Skanda emphasizing vātsalya as the cause of supremacy.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Viṣṇuloka
• Śivaloka
• Guha (Skanda)
• Guhaloka
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic theology exalts Guha/Skanda’s realm, portraying divine affection as a principle that magnifies spiritual status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographic tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Guhaloka (Skanda’s divine realm) within the māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it provides a phala-oriented theological hierarchy supporting devotion to Skanda.