Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

माण्डव्य उवाच । तुष्टो यद्युमया सार्धं वरदो यदि शङ्कर । तदा मे शूलसंस्थस्य संशयं परमं वद

Transliteration

māṇḍavya uvāca | tuṣṭo yadyumayā sārdhaṃ varado yadi śaṅkara | tadā me śūlasaṃsthasya saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ vada

Translation

Māṇḍavya dit : Si Tu es satisfait—avec Umā—et si Tu es vraiment le dispensateur des grâces, ô Śaṅkara, alors dis-moi ma suprême incertitude, tandis que je demeure empalé sur le trident.

Word by Word

• माण्डव्यः: Māṇḍavya
• माण्डव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माण्डव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (त्वं) इति अध्याहारः

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/सह), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकार्यार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: together with)

• वरदः: boon-giving
• वरदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वं)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/परिणामवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध)

• शूलसंस्थस्य: of me who is fixed on the stake/trident
• शूलसंस्थस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूल + संस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मे); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयोगः (शूले संस्थः)

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• परमम्: great; supreme
• परमम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संशयम्)

• वद: tell; speak
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Māṇḍavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara (Śiva), with Umā present

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Māṇḍavya, grievously impaled upon a trident, yet composed, addresses Śiva and Umā who stand before him in compassion; the contrast of agony and spiritual poise is central; Śiva’s varada gesture suggests imminent teaching/boon.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya
• Umā
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion seeks clarity in dharma and the meaning of suffering, even when divine grace is available.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for instruction/boon from Śiva.