Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

तत्सांप्रतमभिप्रैहि शरणं परमेश्वरीम् । पुनः प्रसन्ना ते दद्यात्कदाचिन्नयने पुनः

Transliteration

tatsāṃpratamabhipraihi śaraṇaṃ parameśvarīm | punaḥ prasannā te dadyātkadācinnayane punaḥ

Translation

Darum geh sogleich hin und nimm Zuflucht zu Parameśvarī. Wenn Sie wieder gnädig wird, kann Sie dir eines Tages deine Augen erneut schenken.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म-निर्देश (that)

• साम्प्रतम्: now/at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• अभिप्रैहि: go/approach
• अभिप्रैहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+प्र+इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गमनस्य लक्ष्य (goal)

• परमेश्वरीम्: the Supreme Goddess
• परमेश्वरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमा च सा ईश्वरी)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रसन्ना: pleased
• प्रसन्ना: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त; सद्/सद् धातोः क्त/न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: may give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कदाचित्: at some time
• कदाचित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चितकालवाचक (indefinite time adverb)

• नयने: (your) two eyes
• नयने: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

The King (rājā/Dharmarāja)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhīma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king urges Bhīma to go at once to Parameśvarī for refuge; a hopeful turn—Bhīma is directed toward a shrine/forest path leading to the Goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvarī (Maheśvarī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace follows surrender; even severe consequences can be healed through earnest refuge in the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes devotion to Parameśvarī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking refuge (śaraṇāgati) and approaching the Goddess for appeasement are prescribed; no specific vrata or mantra is stated.