Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ततो निहतपुत्रा सा दितिराराध्य कश्यपम् । अयाचत वरं देवी पुत्रमन्यं महाबलम्

Transliteration

tato nihataputrā sā ditirārādhya kaśyapam | ayācata varaṃ devī putramanyaṃ mahābalam

Translation

Pagkaraan, si Diti na pinaslang ang mga anak ay nagpakasigasig na palugdan si Kaśyapa. Ang diyosa ay humingi ng biyaya—isa pang anak na lalaki na may dakilang lakas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक) — indeclinable adverb ‘then/thereafter’

• निहतपुत्रा: having slain sons / whose sons were killed
• निहतपुत्रा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निहत (हन् धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular; बहुव्रीहि: “निहताः पुत्राः यस्याः सा” (she whose sons were slain)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular

• दितिः: Diti
• दितिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular (apposition)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) → आराध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — gerund/absolutive: “having propitiated/worshipped”

• कश्यपम्: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• अयाचत: asked/begged
• अयाचत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — imperfect, 3rd person singular (Parasmaipada)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular (apposition)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular (qualifying पुत्रम्)

• महाबलम्: mighty/very strong
• महाबलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular; कर्मधारय: “महच्च तत् बलं यस्य” (very strong) qualifying पुत्रम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Diti, bereaved, approaches Kaśyapa in an āśrama setting; she bows with folded hands, eyes tearful yet resolute; Kaśyapa seated in meditation posture, calm and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Diti
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Desire and grief can turn toward tapas and supplication; yet boons must align with dharma to avoid further bondage and conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; it is a narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Propitiation (ārādhana) is indicated generally, without specifying a particular rite.