Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 177

Devanagari script

स्कंदप्रसादजः पुत्रो लोहिताक्षो भयंकरः । एष वीराष्टकः प्रोक्तः स्कंदमातृगणोऽद्भुतः

Transliteration

skaṃdaprasādajaḥ putro lohitākṣo bhayaṃkaraḥ | eṣa vīrāṣṭakaḥ proktaḥ skaṃdamātṛgaṇo'dbhutaḥ

Translation

由斯甘达的恩泽，诞生一子——罗希塔克沙（Lohitākṣa），形貌可怖。此即所称“八勇众”，亦是斯甘达诸母神的奇妙圣众。

Word by Word

• स्कंदप्रसादजः: born from Skanda's grace
• स्कंदप्रसादजः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: skaṃda + prasāda + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्कन्दस्य प्रसादात् जातः/स्कन्दप्रसादज), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुत्रः)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोहिताक्षः: red-eyed
• लोहिताक्षः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lohita + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (लोहिते अक्षिणी यस्य), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुत्रः)

• भयंकरः: fearsome
• भयंकरः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (भयं करोति), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वीराष्टकः: group of eight heroes
• वीराष्टकः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra + aṣṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (अष्टौ वीराः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: is said, has been declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive participle)

• स्कंदमातृगणः: the group of Skanda's mothers
• स्कंदमातृगणः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skaṃda + mātṛ + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्कन्दस्य मातॄणां गणः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अद्भुतः: wonderful, marvelous
• अद्भुतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गणः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lohitākṣa—red-eyed, terrifying—stands newly manifested by Skanda’s grace; around him the ‘eight heroes’ and the wondrous troop of Skanda’s Mothers form a protective, martial circle.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Lohitākṣa
• Skandamātṛgaṇa
• Vīrāṣṭaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Skanda’s grace reorders and appoints even fearsome energies into a structured, protective cosmic function.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is named; the verse defines a divine group associated with Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it sets up the basis for worship of these beings in a protective context.