Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

मम गात्रस्थितिभ्रांत्या मा शंकां पुत्र भावय । तुष्टेन गौरता दत्ता ममेयं पद्मयोनिना

Transliteration

mama gātrasthitibhrāṃtyā mā śaṃkāṃ putra bhāvaya | tuṣṭena gauratā dattā mameyaṃ padmayoninā

Translation

Mein Sohn, hege keinen Zweifel aus Verwirrung über meinen leiblichen Zustand. Diese helle, reine Farbe wurde mir von Padmayoni (Brahmā) verliehen, als er wohlgefällig war.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• गात्रस्थितिभ्रान्त्या: by the confusion about (my) bodily state/position
• गात्रस्थितिभ्रान्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र + स्थिति + भ्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); समासः—तत्पुरुष (गात्रे स्थिति-भ्रान्तिः)

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• शङ्काम्: doubt
• शङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative)

• भावय: entertain/think (of)
• भावय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (भावयति); लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तुष्टेन: by the pleased (one)
• तुष्टेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• गौरता: Gaurī (as a feminine form/identity)
• गौरता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (given)

• मम: to me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• पद्मयोनिना: by Padmayoni (Brahmā)
• पद्मयोनिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मे योनि: यस्य = ब्रह्मा)

Speaker

Śailajā (Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vīraka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā explains to her ‘son’ that her fair complexion was granted by Brahmā; the scene can juxtapose Umā’s serene form with a subtle, symbolic presence of Brahmā (lotus, four faces) in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Śailajā (Pārvatī)
• Padmayoni (Brahmā)
• Vīraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not judge reality by outward appearance; divine events may have hidden causes rooted in boon and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it continues the personal revelation before shifting to the tīrtha-māhātmya ahead.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it references a divine bestowal (dāna/vara) by Brahmā rather than a human ritual.