Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

संप्राप्याथ महालक्ष्मीं मुनिवर्यः प्रणम्य च । तुष्टाव वाग्भिरिष्टाभिरिष्टदां हृष्टमानसः

Transliteration

saṃprāpyātha mahālakṣmīṃ munivaryaḥ praṇamya ca | tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhiriṣṭadāṃ hṛṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

Approaching Mahālakṣmī, the foremost sage bowed down; and with a joyful heart he praised her with cherished words—she who grants what is desired.

Word by Word

• संप्राप्य: having reached
• संप्राप्य: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अथ: then
• अथ: Avyaya (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक निपात

• महालक्ष्मीम्: Mahālakṣmī
• महालक्ष्मीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म; समास: महती लक्ष्मीः

• मुनिवर्यः: the best of sages
• मुनिवर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता; समास: मुनीनां वर्यः (श्रेष्ठः)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाग्भिः: with words
• वाग्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण

• इष्टाभिः: desired, pleasing
• इष्टाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वाग्भिः)

• इष्टदाम्: the giver of boons
• इष्टदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट-दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म; समास: इष्टं ददाति या

• हृष्टमानसः: whose mind was delighted
• हृष्टमानसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्य मानसं हृष्टम्; विशेषण (मुनिवर्यः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahālakṣmī at Kolāpura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable sage approaches the sanctum of Mahālakṣmī, bows fully, and begins a heartfelt hymn; the Goddess is serene, radiant, and benevolent, embodying ‘iṣṭadā’.

Characters & Entities

• Mahālakṣmī
• Agastya (implied: foremost sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right approach to the Divine combines humility (praṇāma) and sincere praise (stuti), opening the way for grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits in a sthala narrative where Mahālakṣmī is encountered as a resident deity (with Kolāpura referenced immediately prior).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional protocol is implied: approach, bow, and offer stotra (hymn of praise).