Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

उमामहेश्वरं नाम व्रतं यदि चरिष्यसि । तेन व्रतानुभावेन सद्यः श्रेयोऽनुभोक्ष्यसे

Transliteration

umāmaheśvaraṃ nāma vrataṃ yadi cariṣyasi | tena vratānubhāvena sadyaḥ śreyo'nubhokṣyase

Translation

If you undertake the vow called “Umā–Maheśvara,” then by the power of that observance you will at once enjoy the highest good.

Word by Word

• उमामहेश्वरम्: (the) Uma-and-Maheśvara (named)
• उमामहेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (उमा च महेश्वरश्च)

• नाम: called / by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (quotative/नाम ‘called’)

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-सम्बन्धक (conditional conjunction)

• चरिष्यसि: you will observe/practise
• चरिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• व्रतानुभावेन: by the power/effect of the vow
• व्रतानुभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत + अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (व्रतस्य अनुभावः)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• श्रेयः: the highest good, welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुभोक्ष्यसे: you will experience/enjoy
• अनुभोक्ष्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Muni (blind sage; contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guru or sage assures a devotee that the Umā–Maheśvara vow grants immediate highest welfare; the divine couple is envisioned as bestowing grace.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional discipline centered on Śiva and Umā can swiftly elevate one toward śreyas (spiritual and worldly welfare).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is stated in this verse; the focus is on the deity-centered vrata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To perform the Umāmaheśvara-vrata; details follow in subsequent verses.