Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

शिववन्माननीयो हि यतः साक्षाच्छिवात्मजः । त्वां च देवो गुहः स्वामी संमानयितुमर्हति

Transliteration

śivavanmānanīyo hi yataḥ sākṣācchivātmajaḥ | tvāṃ ca devo guhaḥ svāmī saṃmānayitumarhati

Translation

确然，他应如湿婆般受敬，因为他正是湿婆的亲子。而神圣的主古诃，也同样堪当回敬于你。

Word by Word

• शिववत्: like Śiva
• शिववत्: Upamana (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (comparative adverb: ‘like’)

• माननीयः: worthy of honor
• माननीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माननीय (कृदन्त; √मान् (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: ‘to be honored’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed/for)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक (causal ‘because’)

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (directly/in person)

• शिवात्मजः: Śiva’s son
• शिवात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य आत्मजः)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• गुहः: Guha
• गुहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• स्वामी: the lord/master
• स्वामी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• संमानयितुम्: to honor
• संमानयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √मान् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• अर्हति: is worthy/ought
• अर्हति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator/Devotee voice within the episode (contextual; addressing Dharma)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Guha stands beside Śiva, visually echoing him—shared aura or mirrored posture—signaling ‘honored like Śiva’; a gesture of mutual salutation indicates reciprocity.

Characters & Entities

• Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Śiva
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor flows according to divine relationship and dharmic propriety—Guha deserves Śiva-like reverence, and mutual respect sustains order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it strengthens the theological authority behind the ongoing sthala/tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is mānana/saṁmāna—ritual and social reverence offered to Guha as Śiva’s son, and reciprocal honoring of Dharma.