Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कृत्तिकानां वचः श्रुत्वा शंकिता पार्वती तदा । ददर्श बालं दीप्ताभं षण्मुखं दीप्तवर्चसम्

Transliteration

kṛttikānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śaṃkitā pārvatī tadā | dadarśa bālaṃ dīptābhaṃ ṣaṇmukhaṃ dīptavarcasam

Translation

เมื่อปารวตีทรงสดับถ้อยคำของเหล่ากฤตติกา ก็ทรงหวั่นพระทัยในกาลนั้น แล้วทอดพระเนตรเห็นกุมารผู้เรืองรอง มีหกพักตร์ เปล่งประกายรุ่งโรจน์ยิ่งนัก

Word by Word

• कृत्तिकानाम्: of the Kṛttikās
• कृत्तिकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• शङ्किता: doubtful/suspicious
• शङ्किता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्कित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पार्वती’ इति विशेषण

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• बालम्: the child
• बालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दीप्ताभम्: of shining appearance
• दीप्ताभम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दीप्तः आभः यस्य/दीप्त-आभः) ‘बालम्’ इति विशेषण

• षण्मुखम्: six-faced
• षण्मुखम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षण्णां मुखानां समाहारः/षड्मुखः)

• दीप्तवर्चसम्: of radiant splendor
• दीप्तवर्चसम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दीप्तं वर्चः यस्य) ‘बालम्’ इति विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, slightly hesitant, peers into reeds and beholds a blazing six-faced child; each face subtly oriented to a direction, all crowned by a single aura.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttikās
• Pārvatī
• Ṣaṇmukha (Kārttikeya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When truth is spoken and faith is tested, divine revelation dawns—often with overwhelming brilliance.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in this verse; it is part of a tīrtha-centered chapter where the revelation occurs in a sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.