Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

श्रीहरिरुवाच । मुद्गलो मम भक्तोऽयं सुरभे प्रत्यहं मुदा

Transliteration

śrīhariruvāca | mudgalo mama bhakto'yaṃ surabhe pratyahaṃ mudā

Translation

Śrī Hari dit : «Ô Surabhi, ce Mudgala est mon dévot ; chaque jour, dans la joie,»

Word by Word

• śrīhariḥ: Śrī Hari
• śrīhariḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘श्री’ उपपदपूर्वक—‘श्रीमान् हरिः’

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• mudgalaḥ: Mudgala
• mudgalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• bhaktaḥ: devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘mudgalaḥ’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Deictic subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘mudgalaḥ’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः

• surabhe: O Surabhi
• surabhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surabhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• prati-aham: every day
• prati-aham: Sambandha (Temporal adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; ‘प्रत्यहम्’ = ‘each day’ (adverb)

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भावे—‘with joy/joyfully’

Speaker

Śrī Hari (Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Surabhi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari speaks to Surabhi, pointing gently toward Mudgala; Mudgala stands or sits in quiet joy, embodying daily devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Mudgala
• Surabhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord personally supports and arranges means for the worship of a sincere devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-region sacred lake being prepared for daily worship (later called Kṣīrasara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse introduces the daily devotional context; the specific rite (payo-homa) is stated next.