Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151

Devanagari script

दृतीयायां शिशुर्जातश्चतुर्थ्यां पूर्ण एवच । पंचम्यां संस्कृतः सोऽभूत्पावकं चाप्यपश्यत

Transliteration

dṛtīyāyāṃ śiśurjātaścaturthyāṃ pūrṇa evaca | paṃcamyāṃ saṃskṛtaḥ so'bhūtpāvakaṃ cāpyapaśyata

Translation

ତୃତୀୟ ଦିନ ସେ ଶିଶୁରୂପେ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଲେ, ଚତୁର୍ଥ ଦିନ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣତାକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ। ପଞ୍ଚମୀ ଦିନ ତାଙ୍କ ସଂସ୍କାର ହେଲା ଏବଂ ସେ ପାବକ (ଅଗ୍ନି)ଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦର୍ଶନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• tṛtīyāyām: on the third (day)
• tṛtīyāyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (on the third [day])

• śiśuḥ: the child
• śiśuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• jātaḥ: was born
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (born)

• caturthyām: on the fourth (day)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the fourth [day])

• pūrṇaḥ: complete, fully formed
• pūrṇaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (complete)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis particle)

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

• paṃcamyām: on the fifth (day)
• paṃcamyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the fifth [day])

• saṃskṛtaḥ: was perfected/adorned
• saṃskṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√kṛ (कृ धातु) → saṃskṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (refined/adorned/formed)

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

• abhūt: became, was
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/भूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pāvakam: Fire (Pāvaka)
• pāvakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/even)

• apaśyata: saw
• apaśyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A five-day progression: third day—infant birth; fourth—complete formation; fifth—saṃskāra performed; Kumāra beholds Agni, indicating recognition and blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Pāvaka)
• Kumāra (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even extraordinary births honor dharmic order: completion, consecration, and auspicious vision (darśana) are framed as stages of sacred becoming.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on the timing of manifestation and saṃskāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃskāra (consecratory rite) performed on the fifth day is explicitly mentioned.