Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वैतन्नः समुत्पन्नं यथा स्त्रीरत्नमुत्तमम् । त्वयि नारायणोत्पन्ना श्रेष्ठा पारवती मतिः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvaitannaḥ samutpannaṃ yathā strīratnamuttamam | tvayi nārāyaṇotpannā śreṣṭhā pāravatī matiḥ

Translation

Voyant cela naître parmi nous—tel le plus précieux joyau parmi les femmes—ô Nārāyaṇa, en toi s’est levée la résolution suprême, pareille à Pārvatī, sagesse de bon augure.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/त्वान्त) ‘having seen’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नः: of us, our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• समुत्पन्नम्: arisen, produced
• समुत्पन्नम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + पद् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP) ‘arisen/produced’

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative/यथार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative/conjunctive adverb)

• स्त्रीरत्नम्: an excellent woman (a jewel among women)
• स्त्रीरत्नम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) / द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अत्र उपमानरूपेण प्रथमा; समासः—कर्मधारयः (रत्नभूता स्त्री)

• उत्तमम्: best, excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) / द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्त्रीरत्नम् इति विशेषणम्

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नारायणोत्पन्ना: born from Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणोत्पन्ना: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायण + उत्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—क्त (PPP) ‘उत्पन्न’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नारायणात् उत्पन्ना)

• श्रेष्ठा: excellent, best
• श्रेष्ठा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पारवती: Pārvatī-like / pertaining to Pārvatī
• पारवती: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतिḥ इति विशेषणम् (पारवती = पार्वतीसम्बन्धिनी/पार्वतीसदृशी)

• मतिः: thought, intention, understanding
• मतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devotees/petitioners (contextual prayer within Revā Khaṇḍa narration)

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious, elevated resolve (mati) is portrayed as a divine gift arising through devotion and recognition of the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse is embedded in the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage narrative atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is contemplative praise highlighting the rise of auspicious understanding.