Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

सुतो यदा रुद्रभक्तः सानंदं सद्भिरीर्यते । भव तस्मात्प्रियार्थाय तिष्ठाम्यत्र षडानन

Transliteration

suto yadā rudrabhaktaḥ sānaṃdaṃ sadbhirīryate | bhava tasmātpriyārthāya tiṣṭhāmyatra ṣaḍānana

Translation

Kapag ang isang anak na lalaki ay deboto ni Rudra at masayang pinupuri ng mga mabubuti, kung gayon—upang matupad ang minamahal na hangarin—alamin mong Ako’y nananatili rito, O Anim-ang-Mukha (Ṣaḍānana).

Word by Word

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• यदा: when
• यदा: Desha-Kala (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal conjunction/adverb: 'when')

• रुद्रभक्तः: a devotee of Rudra
• रुद्रभक्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('of Rudra' + 'devotee'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• सानन्दम्: joyfully
• सानन्दम्: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial: 'with joy')

• सद्भिः: by the good (people)
• सद्भिः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ईर्यते: is spoken of, is praised
• ईर्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोगः (Passive), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थः/Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (therefore/from that)

• प्रियार्थाय: for (your) dear purpose
• प्रियार्थाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः ('for the sake of what is dear'), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्

• तिष्ठामि: I stay, I stand
• तिष्ठामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• षडानन: O Six-faced one (Skanda)
• षडानन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (संख्या) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः ('having six faces'); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṣaḍānana (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful devotee-son stands with folded hands before a Rudra-liṅga; elders and sādhus praise him; above or beside, Ṣaḍānana (Skanda) is shown ‘remaining’—a protective, abiding presence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Ṣaḍānana (Skanda/Kumāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest praise of family life is devotion: a Rudra-bhakta child brings joy to the virtuous and draws enduring divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse hints at a localized “here” (atra) within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative, but does not name a particular tīrtha in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No step-by-step rite is stated; it highlights the spiritual fruit of Rudra-bhakti and noble conduct.