Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पुत्रैर्गणेशस्कंदाद्यैस्तथा गिरिजया सह । राज्यं प्रतापिभिश्चक्रेऽशंकश्चंक्रमणेन च

Transliteration

putrairgaṇeśaskaṃdādyaistathā girijayā saha | rājyaṃ pratāpibhiścakre'śaṃkaścaṃkramaṇena ca

Translation

اپنے بیٹوں گنیش، اسکند وغیرہ اور گِریجا (پاروتی) کے ساتھ اُس نے جلال و شوکت والی حکمرانی کی، اور بےخوف گردش کرتا رہا۔

Word by Word

• पुत्रैः: with (his) sons
• पुत्रैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• गणेशस्कन्दाद्यैः: with (sons) such as Gaṇeśa and Skanda
• गणेशस्कन्दाद्यैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश-स्कन्द-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक; गणेश + स्कन्द + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुत्रैः इति पदस्य विशेषण (sons such as Gaṇeśa and Skanda)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• गिरिजया: with Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजया: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (postposition-like indeclinable)

• राज्यम्: kingdom / rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रतापिभिः: with the mighty/valiant (ones)
• प्रतापिभिः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied सहायाः/गणाः)

• चक्रे: made / established
• चक्रे: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अशङ्कः: fearless / without doubt
• अशङ्कः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशङ्क (प्रातिपदिक; अ-शङ्का)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied सः/शिवः)

• चङ्क्रमणेन: by pacing/walking about
• चङ्क्रमणेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चङ्क्रमण (प्रातिपदिक; चङ्क्रम् धातोः भाव/करण-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Śiva-kṣetra) / Kailāsa archetype

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience (ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva walks fearlessly on Kailāsa with Pārvatī; Gaṇeśa and Skanda accompany as radiant princes; a sense of moving sovereignty—processional yet serene.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Skanda
• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (implied)
• Kailāsa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine sovereignty is harmonious and familial—Śiva’s majesty includes protection, fearlessness, and auspicious companionship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa, implicitly as the seat of Śiva with Pārvatī, Gaṇeśa, and Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.