Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 135

Devanagari script

विलोकितास्तया देव्या सर्वे सौभाग्यमुद्रया । उवाच प्रहसन्नेव सती सत्पुरुषं तदा

Transliteration

vilokitāstayā devyā sarve saubhāgyamudrayā | uvāca prahasanneva satī satpuruṣaṃ tadā

Translation

Dann blickte die Göttin alle an, mit einem glückverheißenden, gnädigen Zeichen; und Satī sprach, lächelnd, in jenem Augenblick zum edlen Herrn.

Word by Word

• विलोकिताः: looked at, observed
• विलोकिताः: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव्या: by the goddess
• देव्या: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• सौभाग्य-मुद्रया: with the sign/gesture of good fortune
• सौभाग्य-मुद्रया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सौभाग्यस्य मुद्रा)

• उवाच: she said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रहसन्: smiling, laughing
• प्रहसन्: Kriya-sahacari (Concomitant action/सहचर)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्रियासहचर (concomitant)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• सत्पुरुषम्: the good man / noble person
• सत्पुरुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सन् पुरुषः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (deductively: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī turns toward the anxious assembly, her eyes calm; her hand forms an auspicious gesture; she smiles and addresses Śiva with affectionate confidence, dissolving the crowd’s fear.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Satī
• Śiva (satpuruṣa implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess counters fear with auspicious reassurance—divine grace restores balance in moments of tension.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting relates to Kedāra-kṣetra; this verse highlights the divine interaction rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.