Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
Devanagari script
दृतीयायां शिशुर्जातश्चतुर्थ्यां पूर्ण एवच । पंचम्यां संस्कृतः सोऽभूत्पावकं चाप्यपश्यत
Transliteration
dṛtīyāyāṃ śiśurjātaścaturthyāṃ pūrṇa evaca | paṃcamyāṃ saṃskṛtaḥ so'bhūtpāvakaṃ cāpyapaśyata
Translation
至第三日，已生为婴孩；第四日，圆满具足。第五日，受诸净化成礼（saṃskāra），并得瞻见火神阿耆尼（Agni）。
Word by Word
tṛtīyāyāmon the third (day)
tṛtīyāyām:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roottṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (on the third [day])
śiśuḥthe child
śiśuḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśiśu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
jātaḥwas born
jātaḥ:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
TypeAdjective
Root√jan (जन् धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (born)
caturthyāmon the fourth (day)
caturthyām:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcaturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the fourth [day])
pūrṇaḥcomplete, fully formed
pūrṇaḥ:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (complete)
evaindeed, just
eva:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis particle)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
paṃcamyāmon the fifth (day)
paṃcamyām:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpaṃcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; (on the fifth [day])
saṃskṛtaḥwas perfected/adorned
saṃskṛtaḥ:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-√kṛ (कृ धातु) → saṃskṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (refined/adorned/formed)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
abhūtbecame, was
abhūt:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (भू धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist/भूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
pāvakamFire (Pāvaka)
pāvakam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपि (also/even)
apaśyatasaw
apaśyata:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootapa-√dṛś (दृश् धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A five-day progression: third day—infant birth; fourth—complete formation; fifth—saṃskāra performed; Kumāra beholds Agni, indicating recognition and blessing.
Characters & Entities
A
Agni (Pāvaka)K
Kumāra (Skanda)FAQs
Even extraordinary births honor dharmic order: completion, consecration, and auspicious vision (darśana) are framed as stages of sacred becoming.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on the timing of manifestation and saṃskāra.
Saṃskāra (consecratory rite) performed on the fifth day is explicitly mentioned.