Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

शंभोः पुत्रः प्रसादेन सर्वो भवति शाश्वतः । गंगायाः पुलिने जातः कार्त्तिकेयो महाबलः

Transliteration

śaṃbhoḥ putraḥ prasādena sarvo bhavati śāśvataḥ | gaṃgāyāḥ puline jātaḥ kārttikeyo mahābalaḥ

Translation

Pela graça de Śambhu, tudo se torna duradouro e auspicioso. Na margem arenosa da Gaṅgā nasceu o poderoso Kārttikeya.

Word by Word

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रसादेन: by grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Cause/हेतु-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वः: entire, complete
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पुत्रः)

• भवति: becomes, is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शाश्वतः: eternal
• शाश्वतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• गङ्गायाः: of the Ganga
• गङ्गायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुलिने: on the riverbank/sandbank
• पुलिने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• कार्त्तिकेयः: Kārttikeya
• कार्त्तिकेयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महाबलः: mighty, of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महद् बलं यस्य/महाबलः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-pulina (Kārttikeya-janma-smṛti)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a bright sandy riverbank, the newborn Kārttikeya appears radiant and strong; the scene is suffused with a calm benediction, as if Śiva’s grace descends invisibly over Gaṅgā’s shore.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Gaṅgā
• Kārttikeya (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace (prasāda) is portrayed as the source of lasting auspiciousness, culminating in the divine birth of Skanda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṅgā’s riverbank (gaṅgā-pulina/gaṅgā-tīra) is highlighted as a sanctified locus for divine manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse primarily proclaims the sanctity of Gaṅgā’s bank and the power of Śiva’s grace.