Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

दुर्विनीत उवाच । भगवन्करुणासिंधो द्वैपायन महत्तम । भवतः कृपया रामधनुष्कोटौ सहांबया । माघमासे निराहारो मासमात्रमतंद्रितः

Transliteration

durvinīta uvāca | bhagavankaruṇāsiṃdho dvaipāyana mahattama | bhavataḥ kṛpayā rāmadhanuṣkoṭau sahāṃbayā | māghamāse nirāhāro māsamātramataṃdritaḥ

Translation

Durvinīta sprach: O Erhabener, Ozean des Erbarmens—o größter Dvaipāyana—durch deine Gnade blieb ich, zusammen mit meiner Mutter in Rāma-dhanuṣkoṭi, im Monat Māgha einen vollen Monat lang fastend, ohne Nachlässigkeit.

Word by Word

• दुर्विनीतः: Durvinīta (proper name)
• दुर्विनीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्विनीत (प्रातिपदिक; दुर् + विनीत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• करुणासिन्धो: O ocean of compassion
• करुणासिन्धो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणासिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक; करुणा + सिन्धु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• द्वैपायन: O Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैपायन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महत्तम: O greatest
• महत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + तमप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; अतिशयवाचक (superlative)

• भवतः: of you; your
• भवतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कृपया: by (your) grace
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधने (by means of)

• रामधनुष्कोटौ: at the tip of Rāma’s bow
• रामधनुष्कोटौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामधनुष्कोटि (प्रातिपदिक; राम + धनुस् + कोटि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Associative/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक

• अम्बया: with (my) mother
• अम्बया: Saha (Associative/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघमास (प्रातिपदिक; माघ + मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• निराहारः: fasting; without food
• निराहारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार (प्रातिपदिक; निर् + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—कर्तृपदम्

• मासमात्रम्: for only one month
• मासमात्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मासमात्र (प्रातिपदिक; मास + मात्र)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण—कालपरिमाणे (for a month only)

• अतन्द्रितः: unwearied; vigilant
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक; अ + तन्द्रित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—कर्तृपदम्

Speaker

Durvinīta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāma-dhanuṣkoṭi (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvinīta addresses Vyāsa with folded hands, eyes moist with gratitude; behind him, a faint visual echo of the seashore tīrtha and his mother standing beside him, indicating shared austerity; Vyāsa listens compassionately.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana)
• Durvinīta
• Rāma-dhanuṣkoṭi
• Māgha
• Mother of Durvinīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace received from a compassionate teacher bears fruit when met with sustained effort—vigilant vrata, restraint, and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāma-dhanuṣkoṭi (Dhanuṣkoṭi), the tīrtha where the month-long Māgha observance is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A month-long Māgha observance at Rāma-dhanuṣkoṭi: nirāhāra (fasting) performed diligently (ataṃdrita) along with one’s mother.