Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सदाशिवं च वंदे तौ भवेतां मंगलाय मे । ततस्ते विस्मिता विप्रा अपसृत्य ययुः पुनः

Transliteration

sadāśivaṃ ca vaṃde tau bhavetāṃ maṃgalāya me | tataste vismitā viprā apasṛtya yayuḥ punaḥ

Translation

„Und ich verneige mich vor Sadāśiva; mögen jene beiden mir zum Heil und Segen werden.“ Da wichen jene brāhmaṇa-Weisen, voll Staunen, zurück und zogen erneut davon.

Word by Word

• सदाशिवम्: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक; सदा + शिव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय) — conjunction

• वन्दे: I bow to / I worship
• वन्दे: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — 1st person singular present

• तौ: those two / both of them
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन — pronoun accusative dual

• भवेताम्: may (they) be
• भवेताम्: Kriya (Benedictive command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन — 3rd person dual imperative

• मङ्गलाय: for auspiciousness
• मङ्गलाय: Sampradāna (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन — neuter dative singular

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular pronoun

• ततः: then
• ततः: Apādāna/Adverbial (Source/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपादान/क्रमवाचक) — indeclinable ‘then/from there’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — pronoun nominative plural

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्मि/विस्मि + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — masculine nominative plural; विशेषण (qualifying विप्राः)

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — masculine nominative plural

• अपसृत्य: having withdrawn
• अपसृत्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप√सृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having withdrawn/retreated’ — indeclinable absolutive

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 3rd person plural perfect

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adverbial (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक) — adverb

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deductive, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/speaker offers añjali to Sadāśiva; the sages, eyes widened in wonder, step back respectfully and depart along a forest path, their heads slightly bowed.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Vipra (sages/brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Salutation to Sadāśiva brings maṅgala (auspiciousness); reverence is portrayed as spiritually protective and elevating.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit devotional act: vandana (bowing/salutation) to Sadāśiva.