Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

अथ दृष्ट्वा शिशुं देवास्तस्य उत्संगवर्तिनः । कोयमत्रेति संमंत्र्य चुक्रुशुर्भृशरोषिताः

Transliteration

atha dṛṣṭvā śiśuṃ devāstasya utsaṃgavartinaḥ | koyamatreti saṃmaṃtrya cukruśurbhṛśaroṣitāḥ

Translation

Nang magkagayon, nang makita ng mga diyos ang sanggol na nakaupo sa kanyang kandungan, sila’y nag-usap-usap at sumigaw, “Sino ito rito?”—na may matinding poot.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having seen’

• शिशुम्: the child
• शिशुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of her/of that (woman)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उत्संगवर्तिनः: (who were) on (her) lap
• उत्संगवर्तिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सङ्ग + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—उत्सङ्गे वर्तन्ते ये (those being in the lap; qualifies ‘देवाः’)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place: here)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• संमंत्र्य: having conferred
• संमंत्र्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having consulted/whispered together’

• चुक्रुशुः: cried out
• चुक्रुशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भृशरोषिताः: greatly enraged
• भृशरोषिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृश + रोषित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—भृशं रोषिताः (greatly enraged; qualifies ‘देवाः’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of gods lean toward the lap-seated infant, faces tightened with suspicion; they confer urgently, then erupt in angry cries—hands raised, weapons half-drawn—while the child remains serene and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ (gods)
• Śiśu (divine child)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods can be overcome by anger and confusion; divine līlā exposes pride and redirects beings toward humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is explicitly mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative episode within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this verse is descriptive, not prescriptive.