Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

एवंविधैश्च बहुशो वचनैस्तोषिता च सा । सुप्रसन्ना तदा धेनुः किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaiśca bahuśo vacanaistoṣitā ca sā | suprasannā tadā dhenuḥ kiṃ karomīti cābravīt

Translation

Así, complacida una y otra vez por tales palabras, la Vaca quedó sumamente benévola; entonces la Dhenu dijo: «¿Qué he de hacer?»

Word by Word

• evaṃvidhaiḥ: by such (kinds of)
• evaṃvidhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃvidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (एवं-विध)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bahuśaḥ: many times/abundantly
• bahuśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahuśas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• vacanaiḥ: with words/speeches
• vacanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• toṣitā: pleased/satisfied
• toṣitā: Karya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + toṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘pleased’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• suprasannā: very gracious/fully pleased
• suprasannā: Karya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-प्रसन्ना = अतिप्रसन्ना)

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

• dhenuḥ: the cow
• dhenuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• karomi: shall I do / do I do
• karomi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• iti: thus
• iti: Vakya-parisamapti (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Vyāsa continuing the account within the dialogue frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas stand with folded hands around Surabhī; her expression softens, eyes gentle; a subtle aura indicates her becoming ‘suprasannā’; she speaks, poised and maternal: ‘What shall I do?’

Characters & Entities

• Surabhī (Dhenu)
• Devas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dhārmic praise and truthful speech invite grace; divine favor arises when devotion is expressed with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative praising Surabhī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse highlights stuti as a devotional act that precedes boon-giving.