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

သူသည် ကုမာရကို လည်ပင်းတစ်ခု၊ ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာတစ်ခုသာရှိသူအဖြစ် ကြည့်မြင်하였다။ ပထမနေ့တွင် ပုံသဏ္ဌာန်မထင်ရှားသော အစုအဝေးသာဖြစ်ပြီး၊ ဒုတိယနေ့တွင် ထင်ရှားသော ရုပ်သဏ္ဌာန်သို့ ရောက်하였다။

Word by Word

• eka-grīvam: one-necked
• eka-grīvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (संख्या) + grīvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (one-necked)

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

• eka-kāyam: single-bodied
• eka-kāyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (संख्या) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (single-bodied)

• kumāram: the boy, Kumāra
• kumāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• vyalokayat: looked at, observed
• vyalokayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-√lok (लोक्/लोकय् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kalilam: compact, in a lump (embryonic)
• kalilam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (dense/compact/embryonic mass)

• prathame: on the first (day)
• prathame: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (in the first)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• ahni: on the day
• ahni: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dvitīye: on the second (day)
• dvitīye: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the second)

• vyaktitām: distinctness, clear form
• vyaktitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyaktitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• gatam: having attained
• gatam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु) → gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (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

• Kumāra (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity can manifest progressively in the world, moving from subtle potential to clear form, revealing ordered cosmic unfolding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of manifestation.