Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सा मुनिं लोभयामास मनोहरविचेष्टितः । पिकोपि तस्मिन्समये चुकूजानंदयन्मनः

Transliteration

sā muniṃ lobhayāmāsa manoharaviceṣṭitaḥ | pikopi tasminsamaye cukūjānaṃdayanmanaḥ

Translation

Par des gestes captivants, elle chercha à séduire le sage. En ce même instant, le coucou se mit aussi à chanter, réjouissant l’esprit.

Word by Word

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

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लोभयामास: tempted/enticed
• लोभयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लुभ् (धातु) [णिच् causative: लोभय-]
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• मनोहर-विचेष्टितैः: by charming gestures
• मनोहर-विचेष्टितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक) + विचेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrument) — ‘मनोहराणि विचेष्टितानि’

• पिकः: the cuckoo
• पिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• तस्मिन्: at that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समये: time
• समये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• चुकूज: cooed/sang
• चुकूज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• आनन्दयत्: gladdening
• आनन्दयत्: Kriya (Participial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√नन्द् (धातु) [णिच् causative: आनन्दय-]
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle) ‘आनन्दयत्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आनन्दयन्’

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitrāśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā performs captivating movements—glances, smiles, gentle steps—while the forest resonates with the cuckoo’s sweet call, heightening the atmosphere of spring-like enchantment around the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Viśvāmitra
• Pika (cuckoo)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pleasure arising through sight and sound can destabilize concentration; the verse underscores the need for steadiness of mind in sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it continues the narrative of the āśrama encounter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.