Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
Devanagari script
ततस्तं मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय ह्युमयोवाच शङ्करः
Transliteration
tatastaṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya hyumayovāca śaṅkaraḥ
Translation
ثم إنَّ شانكَرا، بعدما شمَّه (وقبَّله) على رأسه، تكلّم—ومعه أُمَا.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; काल/अनन्तर्यवाचक (adverb: then/thereafter)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masculine accusative singular)
मूर्ध्निon the head
मूर्ध्नि:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (masculine locative singular)
उपाघ्रायhaving smelled (affectionately)
उपाघ्राय:
Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउप + आ + घ्रा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
Formल्यपन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having smelled/kissed)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)
उमयाwith Umā
उमया:
Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootउमा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), एकवचन (feminine instrumental singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular perfect, active)
शङ्करःŚaṅkara (Śiva)
शङ्करः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śaṅkara kisses/smells the son’s head in blessing; Umā stands close, sharing the moment; then Śiva begins to speak.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)U
UmāS
Skanda (implied)FAQs
Divine blessing is conveyed through intimate, compassionate gestures—grace is both spoken and embodied.
The episode is part of the chain of events that leads to the naming and fame of Skanda-tīrtha in the Revā region.
No ritual instruction appears here.