Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

मम त्वया द्विजश्रेष्ठ स्तुतिरेषा निरूपिता । भविष्यति मनोऽभीष्टप्राप्तये प्राणिनां भुवि

Transliteration

mama tvayā dvijaśreṣṭha stutireṣā nirūpitā | bhaviṣyati mano'bhīṣṭaprāptaye prāṇināṃ bhuvi

Translation

يا أفضلَ المولودين مرتين، لقد بيَّنتَ ترنيمتي هذه؛ وعلى الأرض ستكون سببًا لنيل الكائنات رغبات قلوبها.

Word by Word

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun, gen. sg.)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent-instrument (करण/कर्तृ-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun, instr. sg.)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठः) (voc. sg.)

• स्तुतिः: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• एषा: this
• एषा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• निरूपिता: was composed/arranged
• निरूपिता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + उपित/रूपित (प्रातिपदिक; √रूप्/√रुप् (धातु) caus./denom. + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), निर्-उपसर्ग; कर्मणि-भाव (fem. nom. sg.)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. fut.)

• मनः: of the mind
• मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (neut. gen. sg.)

• अभीष्टप्राप्तये: for the attainment of the desired (wish)
• अभीष्टप्राप्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष् (धातु) + अभि- उपसर्ग, क्त) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √प्राप् (धातु) + क्तिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अभीष्टस्य प्राप्तिः) → चतुर्थी (dative of purpose) (fem. dat. sg.)

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; (masc. gen. pl.)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (fem. loc. sg.)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context; narrative voice likely Sūta reporting)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viśvāmitra (addressed as dvija-śreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord addresses Viśvāmitra as ‘dvija-śreṣṭha’, declaring the hymn will grant beings their heart’s desires on earth; sages rejoice, devotees approach with offerings, the manuscript glows as a sacred object.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise, when aligned with dharma, becomes a grace-bearing instrument that supports the fulfillment of rightful aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular sacred place is referenced; the verse focuses on the fruit (phala) of the hymn itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation and propagation of the stuti (hymn) as a devotional observance.