Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

महिमा हि कुमारस्य सर्वशास्त्रेषु कथ्यते । वेदैश्च स्वागमैश्चापि पुराणैश्च तथैव च

Transliteration

mahimā hi kumārasya sarvaśāstreṣu kathyate | vedaiśca svāgamaiścāpi purāṇaiśca tathaiva ca

Translation

କୁମାରଙ୍କ ମହିମା ସମସ୍ତ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରରେ କଥିତ—ବେଦରେ, (ଶୈବ) ଆଗମରେ, ଏବଂ ପୁରାଣରେ ମଧ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• महिमा: greatness, glory
• महिमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (of कथ्यते in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कुमारस्य: of Kumāra
• कुमारस्य: Sambandha (genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वशास्त्रेषु: in all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सर्वाणि शास्त्राणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• कथ्यते: is told, is described
• कथ्यते: Kriyā (action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• वेदैः: by the Vedas
• वेदैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वागमैः: by (their) own Āgamas/traditions
• स्वागमैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वाः आगमाः/स्वागमाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारण-निपात (also)

• पुराणैः: by the Purāṇas
• पुराणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / connector (क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चय-अव्यय (thus, likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scholastic-devotional tableau: sages holding Veda manuscripts, āgama scrolls, and purāṇa palm-leaves, all pointing toward an icon of Kumāra; the scene conveys ‘all śāstras proclaim his greatness’.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Vedas
• Āgamas
• Purāṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divine greatness is not sectarian or local—it is affirmed across multiple authoritative scriptural streams.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the teaching, but this verse is a pan-scriptural affirmation rather than a site-specific eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse establishes scriptural authority for Kumāra’s mahimā.