Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । पश्य देवि महाभागे शमं विप्रस्य सुन्दरि

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | paśya devi mahābhāge śamaṃ viprasya sundari

Translation

Īśvara sprach: „Sieh, o Devī, du Hochbegnadete und Schöne; betrachte die Ruhe dieses Brahmanen.“

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उवाच
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पश्य: see, behold
• पश्य: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्/दृश् (धातु) → पश्य
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• शमम्: calmness, pacification
• शमम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विप्रस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tirtha-zone

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addresses Pārvatī, pointing out the brāhmaṇa’s serene composure—an ethical tableau of divine admiration for human restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual strength is shown in śama—inner calm and restraint—especially in a brāhmaṇa devoted to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting (Narmadā/Revā region), preparing the narrative context rather than naming a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on the virtue of śama (self-control).