Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो मया दक्षः पुत्रीत्वे परि कल्पिताम् । रुद्राय दत्तवान्भक्त्या नाम दत्त्वा सतीति यत्

Transliteration

evamukto mayā dakṣaḥ putrītve pari kalpitām | rudrāya dattavānbhaktyā nāma dattvā satīti yat

Translation

So, von mir so angesprochen, nahm Dakṣa sie als Tochter an, gab sie in hingebungsvoller Bhakti Rudra zur Gemahlin und verlieh ihr den Namen „Satī“.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/told
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been told’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• पुत्रीत्वे: in (the status of) daughterhood
• पुत्रीत्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; पुत्री + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वान्त; अर्थः ‘in the state of daughterhood’

• परि: fully/around
• परि: Upasarga/Preverb (Verb modifier/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; अत्र क्रियासम्बन्धे (around/fully)

• कल्पिताम्: appointed/arranged
• कल्पिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘arranged/appointed’

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दत्तवान्: gave / having given
• दत्तवान्: Kriyā (Main predication/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having given’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; साधन/भावः—‘with devotion’

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having given’

• सती: Satī
• सती: Saṃjñā (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् + शतृ/स्त्रीरूप)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as the name ‘Satī’)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (Quotation marker/वाक्यार्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• यत्: that (namely)
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa/Anuvāda (Relativizer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative) — ‘which/that’ (here: ‘namely that’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred rite scene: Dakṣa, with devotion, offers Satī in marriage to Rudra and performs naming; Rudra receives her calmly; Satī stands serene, embodying purity and truth.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Satī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion (bhakti) sanctifies worldly rites like marriage when they are aligned with divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse centers on the divine marriage narrative of Satī and Rudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references the act of giving in marriage (dāna) performed with devotion, but gives no procedural details.