Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

विद्योत आसील्लंबायां ततश्च स्तनयित्नवः । ककुदः शकटः पुत्रः कीकटस्तनयो यतः

Transliteration

vidyota āsīllaṃbāyāṃ tataśca stanayitnavaḥ | kakudaḥ śakaṭaḥ putraḥ kīkaṭastanayo yataḥ

Translation

లంబా నుండి విద్యోతుడు జన్మించాడు; ఆ తరువాత స్తనయిత్నవులు (మేఘగర్జన దేవతలు) పుట్టారు. కకుదుడు, శకటుడు కూడా కుమారులుగా పుట్టి, అతనివలన కీకటుడు అనే కుమారుడు జన్మించాడు.

Word by Word

• विद्योतः: Vidyota (name)
• विद्योतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्योत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• लम्बायाम्: in/through Lambā
• लम्बायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then/from her
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: from there/then)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्तनयित्नवः: thunderers (Stanayitnus)
• स्तनयित्नवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तनयित्नु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ककुदः: Kakuda (name)
• ककुदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शकटः: Śakaṭa (name)
• शकटः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• कीकटः: Kīkaṭa (name)
• कीकटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यतः: from whom
• यतः: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय; यद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb: from whom/whence)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), as narrator to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic yet orderly depiction: Lambā as a luminous mother figure giving rise to Vidyota (lightning personified), followed by Stanayitnavas (thunder beings) shown as cloud-formed youths; Kakuda and Śakaṭa as sturdy figures, with Kīkaṭa emerging as a child/region-personification.

Characters & Entities

• Lambā
• Vidyota
• Stanayitnavaḥ
• Kakuda
• Śakaṭa
• Kīkaṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It reinforces Purāṇic memory-culture: remembering sacred lineages (vaṃśa) is a way of honoring cosmic order and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it functions as genealogical narration within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is purely genealogical.