Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

न तत्पश्यामि यत्तुभ्यं दद्म्याशीः का तवोचिता । इत्युक्ते मातृवात्सल्याच्छैलेन्द्र महिषी तदा

Transliteration

na tatpaśyāmi yattubhyaṃ dadmyāśīḥ kā tavocitā | ityukte mātṛvātsalyācchailendra mahiṣī tadā

Translation

„Ich sehe nicht, welchen Segen ich dir geben könnte, der wirklich angemessen für dich wäre.“ Als dies gesagt wurde, antwortete die Königin des Herrn der Berge, bewegt von mütterlicher Zärtlichkeit.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yat: which
• yat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• dadmi: I give
• dadmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• āśīḥ: a blessing
• āśīḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (आशीस्-शब्दः)

• kā: what? which?
• kā: Karta (Predicate/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ucitā: proper, fitting
• ucitā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (आशीः इति) — 'proper'

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण-चिह्न)

• ukte: when it was said
• ukte: Adhikarana (Time/सप्तमी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्काल (लोके) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'उक्त' का सप्तमी एकवचन (नपुंसक/पुं) प्रयोगः; 'when (this) was said'

• mātṛ-vātsalyāt: from motherly affection
• mātṛ-vātsalyāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + vātsalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — 'मातुः वात्सल्यम्' (motherly affection)

• śailendra: O lord of mountains
• śailendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śailendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन (हे शैलेन्द्र)

• mahiṣī: the queen
• mahiṣī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (as sacred mountain archetype)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator confesses inability to give a fitting blessing; the Mountain-Lord’s queen (Pārvatī) responds, moved by maternal tenderness—eyes softened, posture protective and affectionate.

Characters & Entities

• Himācala (Lord of Mountains)
• Queen of Himācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even blessings must be appropriate (ucita) to one’s destiny; affection alone does not override dharmic fitness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is narrative dialogue within the Kaumārikā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on speech about blessings and maternal affection.