Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

स्थितः पश्यन्स शुशुभे मयूरस्थो गुहस्तदा । छत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन स्वयं सोमसमस्त्विषा

Transliteration

sthitaḥ paśyansa śuśubhe mayūrastho guhastadā | chatreṇa dhriyamāṇena svayaṃ somasamastviṣā

Translation

ସେତେବେଳେ ମୟୂରାରୂଢ ଗୁହ (ସ୍କନ୍ଦ) ସମ୍ମୁଖକୁ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ପାତ କରି ଅତି ଶୋଭାୟମାନ ହେଲେ; ଧରାଯାଇଥିବା ଛତ୍ର ସହ, ତାଙ୍କର ନିଜ କାନ୍ତି ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରସମ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) from √स्था; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) from √दृश्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• शुशुभे: shone/appeared splendid
• शुशुभे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• मयूरस्थः: mounted on a peacock
• मयूरस्थः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयूर + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: मयूरे स्थितः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गुहः: Guha (Skanda)
• गुहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Skanda’s epithet)

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

• छत्रेण: with an umbrella
• छत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ध्रियमाणेन: being held
• ध्रियमाणेन: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्/Present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — छत्रेण सह विशेषण; √धृ (to hold)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• सोमसमस्त्विषा: with a lustre equal to the moon
• सोमसमस्त्विषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + सम + त्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सोमेन समा त्विट् यस्य/सोमसमत्विष्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda (Guha) sits upon a peacock, gazing outward; a ceremonial umbrella is held above him; his body glows with a cool, moon-equal radiance, making him the luminous center of the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Guha
• Skanda
• Mayūra
• Soma (Moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine leadership is marked by inner luminosity and auspicious majesty—Skanda’s radiance signifies dharma-protecting power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on Skanda’s divine manifestation within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is descriptive (darśana of Skanda’s splendor).