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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । अथाभ्यधत्त विजया प्रणम्य जगदम्बिकाम् । सांत्वयन्ती स्तुतिशतैरुपायैः शिवदर्शनैः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | athābhyadhatta vijayā praṇamya jagadambikām | sāṃtvayantī stutiśatairupāyaiḥ śivadarśanaiḥ

Translation

Brahmā dit : Alors Vijayā, s’étant prosternée devant la Mère des mondes, parla, cherchant à la consoler par des centaines de louanges et par des moyens menant à la vision de Śiva.

Word by Word
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्) (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (Discourse marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक-निपातः
abhyadhattaaddressed, spoke to
abhyadhatta:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dhā (धा) + abhi- (उपसर्ग) (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
vijayāVijayā
vijayā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
praṇamyahaving bowed
praṇamya:
Pūrvakāla (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Root√nam (नम्) + pra- (उपसर्ग) (धातु)
Formकृदन्तः—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया
jagad-ambikāmthe Mother of the world
jagad-ambikām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः अम्बिका)
sāṃtvayantīcomforting
sāṃtvayantī:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√sāṃtv (सान्त्व्) (धातु)
Formकृदन्तः—शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘विजया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
stuti-śataiḥwith hundreds of praises
stuti-śataiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootstuti (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (स्तुतीनां शतानि)
upāyaiḥby means, methods
upāyaiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootupāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्
śiva-darśanaiḥwith visions/sights of Śiva
śiva-darśanaiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśiva (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य दर्शनानि)
Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā narrates as Vijayā bows to Jagadambikā, then speaks gently, offering a cascade of hymns and practical spiritual methods that lead toward Śiva’s vision; the setting feels like a sacred court or temple precinct.

Characters & Entities
B
Brahmā
V
Vijayā
J
Jagadambikā (Gaurī/Pārvatī)
Ś
Śiva

FAQs

Praise and right spiritual means (upāya) steady the heart and lead the seeker toward Śiva’s direct vision.

Aruṇācala, where the narrative frames practices aimed at attaining Śiva-darśana.

Stuti (recitation of hymns) and prescribed upāyas for Śiva-darśana (devotional and contemplative methods).

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