Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तस्मात्प्रभावं दृष्ट्वैवं निपत्य वसुधातले । मनोवाग्बुद्धिभिर्नत्वा शरणं स्तौमि मातरम्

Transliteration

tasmātprabhāvaṃ dṛṣṭvaivaṃ nipatya vasudhātale | manovāgbuddhibhirnatvā śaraṇaṃ staumi mātaram

Translation

فلذلك، إذ أبصرتُ سلطانها العظيم على هذا النحو، خررتُ ساجدًا على الأرض؛ وبالعقل والقول والفهم أنحني، وألجأ وأسبّح الأمَّ الإلهية.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from that/therefore)

• प्रभावम्: power/majesty
• प्रभावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this way)

• निपत्य: having fallen down
• निपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• वसुधातले: on the ground
• वसुधातले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा-तल (प्रातिपदिक; वसुधा + तल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• मनः: with mind
• मनः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वे समुच्चित-करण (as part of instruments)

• वाक्: with speech
• वाक्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समुच्चित-करण

• बुद्धिभिः: with intellect(s)
• बुद्धिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समुच्चित-करण

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); नम् = to bow

• शरणम्: as refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्तौमि इत्यस्य कर्म (as refuge)

• स्तौमि: I praise
• स्तौमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मातरम्: the Mother (Goddess)
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Bhīma (implied from the surrounding context; the next verse explicitly introduces Sūta and then Bhīma’s speech)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience: the king/companions; primary addressee: Mātṛ (Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma, overwhelmed by the Goddess’s power, collapses in full prostration on the ground, hands folded; an unseen or faintly manifest Devī presence is implied as he begins to praise the Mother.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mātṛ (Divine Mother)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True refuge (śaraṇāgati) is to surrender wholly—mind, speech, and intellect—at the feet of the Divine Mother.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is devotional surrender to Devī within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration (nīpatana/pranipāta) and praise (stuti) as devotional acts are implied; no formal vrata/dāna/snānā is specified.