Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

नेत्रयोर्मडलं शुक्लं कफाद्भवति पैतृकम् । कृष्णं च मण्डलं वातात्तथा भवति मातृकम्

Transliteration

netrayormaḍalaṃ śuklaṃ kaphādbhavati paitṛkam | kṛṣṇaṃ ca maṇḍalaṃ vātāttathā bhavati mātṛkam

Translation

ในดวงตา วงขาวย่อมเกิดจากกัฟะ (Kapha) และกล่าวว่าเป็นส่วนจากฝ่ายบิดา; ส่วนวงดำย่อมเกิดจากวาตะ (Vāta) และกล่าวว่าเป็นส่วนจากฝ่ายมารดา

Word by Word

• नेत्रयोः: of the two eyes
• नेत्रयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन (genitive dual)

• मण्डलम्: circle/region
• मण्डलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुक्लम्: white
• शुक्लम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कफात्: from phlegm
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन (ablative singular)

• भवति: arises/is
• भवति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पैतृकम्: paternal
• पैतृकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पैतृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण ('paternal')

• कृष्णम्: black/dark
• कृष्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• मण्डलम्: circle/region
• मण्डलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• वातात्: from wind (vāta)
• वातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय

• भवति: arises/is
• भवति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• मातृकम्: maternal
• मातृकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण ('maternal')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, symbolic focus on the eyes: the white scleral ring shown as cool kapha/moonlike (paternal), the dark iris/pupil as mobile vāta (maternal), with subtle dual-color aura.

Characters & Entities

• Netra
• Kapha
• Vāta
• Paitṛka
• Mātṛka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purana links embodied traits to subtle forces and lineage, encouraging respectful awareness of one’s inherited constitution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is referenced; the verse is anatomical/doṣa-based explanation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.