Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

रत्नक्रीडनकं रम्यं स्तापितं सुचिरं मया । इत्युक्ता सा तदोत्थाय पितुरंकात्सवेगतः

Transliteration

ratnakrīḍanakaṃ ramyaṃ stāpitaṃ suciraṃ mayā | ityuktā sā tadotthāya pituraṃkātsavegataḥ

Translation

"Un delicioso juguete de joyas ha sido guardado por mí durante mucho tiempo", al decirle esto, ella se levantó rápidamente del regazo de su padre.

Word by Word

• ratna-krīḍanakam: a jeweled toy
• ratna-krīḍanakam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + krīḍanaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — 'रत्नस्य क्रीडनकम्' (a jeweled toy/plaything)

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Karman (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ratna-krīḍanakam इति)

• sthāpitam: placed, set up
• sthāpitam: Karman (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + णिच् (causative) → sthāpita (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'placed/installed'

• suciram: for a long time
• suciram: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (दीर्घकालम्) — 'for a long time'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana/Karta-in-passive (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण-चिह्न) — quotation marker

• uktā: having been told
• uktā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'having been told/said to'

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

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'then'

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — 'having risen'

• pituḥ: of (her) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• aṅkāt: from the lap
• aṅkāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान

• sa-vegataḥ: swiftly
• sa-vegataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-भाव) + vegataḥ (vega + तस्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'with speed/quickly'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (and implicitly the assembly/household)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A charming jewel-toy is mentioned; the Devī, hearing of it, springs up swiftly from her father’s lap, animated by childlike eagerness within a regal mountain-king household.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Himavat

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays divine līlā in human-like tenderness, showing how devotion expresses itself through offerings and affectionate moments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative about offering a cherished item.