Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

वस्त्रनिर्गूढवदना पाणिपद्मकृतांजलिः । तामहं सत्यरूपाभिराशीर्भिः समवर्धयम्

Transliteration

vastranirgūḍhavadanā pāṇipadmakṛtāṃjaliḥ | tāmahaṃ satyarūpābhirāśīrbhiḥ samavardhayam

Translation

Ihr Antlitz war teils vom Gewand verhüllt, und ihre lotosgleichen Hände waren im Añjali gefaltet; da segnete ich sie mit Segenssprüchen, aus Wahrheit geformt, und stärkte und erhob sie dadurch.

Word by Word

• वस्त्रनिर्गूढवदना: with face veiled by cloth
• वस्त्रनिर्गूढवदना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्त्र + निर्गूढ + वदना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—वस्त्रेण निर्गूढं वदनं यस्याः

• पाणिपद्मकृताञ्जलिः: with hands like lotuses joined in reverence
• पाणिपद्मकृताञ्जलिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाणि + पद्म + कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पाणिपद्माभ्यां कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्याः

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यरूपाभिः: with true (effective)
• सत्यरूपाभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यरूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्य + रूपा

• आशीर्भिः: blessings
• आशीर्भिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समवर्धयम्: I increased/prospered (her), blessed
• समवर्धयम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-√वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satya-āśīrvāda-sthāna (blessing locus within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī stands with face partly veiled, hands in lotus añjali; the revered narrator extends a hand in blessing; subtle radiance flows, symbolizing truth-formed benedictions that ‘strengthen’ her.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessings (satya-āśīḥ) and reverent conduct (añjali) are portrayed as spiritually empowering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it focuses on devotional etiquette and benediction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied devotional act is añjali (folded hands) as a sign of reverence; no formal rite is prescribed.