Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तव भक्तोस्म्यहं नाथ दशम्यादिदिनत्रयम् । व्रतं चराम्यहं विष्णो अनुज्ञां दातुमर्हसि

Transliteration

tava bhaktosmyahaṃ nātha daśamyādidinatrayam | vrataṃ carāmyahaṃ viṣṇo anujñāṃ dātumarhasi

Translation

O Herr, ich bin dein Verehrer. Beginnend mit Daśamī werde ich drei Tage lang das Gelübde halten. O Viṣṇu, gewähre mir deine Erlaubnis.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम-रूप

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (PPP) √भज् ‘devoted’

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दशम्यादि: beginning with the tenth (day)
• दशम्यादि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशमी-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; दशमी + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (‘दशम्या आदि’ = beginning with the tenth) विशेषण दिनत्रयम् इति

• दिनत्रयम्: a period of three days
• दिनत्रयम्: Karma (Object; duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक; दिन + त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समास (three days)

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चरामि: I observe/practice
• चरामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to give’

• अर्हसि: you ought (please)
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vrata performer/devotee (as instructed), addressing Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Daśamī-vrata to Viṣṇu (within Kedāra narrative)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu (addressed directly); the instructional audience remains the addressed lady in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee addresses Viṣṇu: ‘I am your devotee; from Daśamī for three days I will observe the vow; grant permission.’ The scene centers on folded hands and a solemn vow declaration.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Daśamī
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow begins with humility and consent-seeking—devotion expresses itself as disciplined commitment under divine sanction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a mantra-like vow statement within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A three-day vrata beginning from Daśamī, initiated with a prayer requesting Viṣṇu’s permission.