Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यस्मात्सत्यमवोचस्त्वं कमलायाः पते हरे । तस्मात्ते मत्समा पूजा भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

yasmātsatyamavocastvaṃ kamalāyāḥ pate hare | tasmātte matsamā pūjā bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

„Weil du die Wahrheit gesprochen hast, o Hari, Herr der Kamalā (Lakṣmī), darum wird deine Verehrung der Meinen gleich sein; daran besteht kein Zweifel.“

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (यस्मात् = because; ablatival relative)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (सत्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avocaḥ: you said
• avocaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kamalāyāḥ: of Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• kamalāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (कमला प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• pate: O lord (husband)
• pate: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (पति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• hare: O Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hare: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (हरि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Result marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (तस्मात् = therefore)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; अर्थतः चतुर्थी (to you)

• mat-samā: equal to mine
• mat-samā: Visheshana (Qualifier of pūjā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad + samā (मद् सर्वनाम + सम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः—मया समा = equal to me)

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (पूजा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: no; not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (संशय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Parameśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva turns to Viṣṇu and grants a boon: Viṣṇu’s worship will be equal to Śiva’s; Viṣṇu stands with calm devotion, Lakṣmī’s lordship implied, the pillar of light as backdrop of unity.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī (Kamalā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth elevates and harmonizes; satya becomes the cause of enduring reverence and divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram context (Setukhaṇḍa) underlies the narrative, reinforcing the region’s Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava sacred unity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A positive sanction: Viṣṇu’s worship is affirmed as equal to Śiva’s due to truthfulness.