Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

मृषायं वदते लोकश्चन्दनं किल शीतलम् । पुत्रगात्रपरिष्वङ्गश्चन्दनादपि शीतलः

Transliteration

mṛṣāyaṃ vadate lokaścandanaṃ kila śītalam | putragātrapariṣvaṅgaścandanādapi śītalaḥ

Translation

Les gens parlent à tort en disant que le santal est rafraîchissant ; l’étreinte du corps d’un fils est plus rafraîchissante encore que le santal.

Word by Word

• मृषायम्: falsely
• मृषायम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘मृषा’ + अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे -अम् (mṛṣāyam = falsely)

• वदते: says
• वदते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकः: the world/people
• लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• किल: indeed/they say
• किल: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): hearsay/indeed

• शीतलम्: cool
• शीतलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (candanaṃ)

• पुत्रगात्रपरिष्वङ्गः: the embrace of a son’s body
• पुत्रगात्रपरिष्वङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + परिष्वङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘पुत्रस्य गात्रस्य परिष्वङ्गः’ (embrace of the son’s body)

• चन्दनात्: than sandalwood/from sandalwood
• चन्दनात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): also/even

• शीतलः: cooler
• शीतलः: Viśeṣya-vākya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Narrator/elder voice praising putra-sukha (exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tender embrace: a son gently holding an elder (or mother) whose face relaxes into relief; sandalwood paste and a small candana box nearby to contrast ‘cooling’ sources.

Characters & Entities

• candana (sandalwood)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It poetically elevates familial love and the solace of dharmic household life, especially the joy associated with a son.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.