Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रसीद प्रणतानस्मान्सौम्यदृष्ट्या विलोकय

Transliteration

prasīda praṇatānasmānsaumyadṛṣṭyā vilokaya

Translation

Sois bienveillante ; regarde-nous, nous qui nous prosternons devant toi, d’un regard doux et de bon augure.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious; be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रणतान्: those who have bowed down; supplicants
• प्रणतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणत (कृदन्त; प्र√नम् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• सौम्यदृष्ट्या: with a gentle glance
• सौम्यदृष्ट्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सौम्याया दृष्टिः)

• विलोकय: look upon; behold
• विलोकय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devotees/praisers addressing Niśādevī (deduced).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devotees with folded hands prostrate before a radiant Devī; her eyes are soft and benevolent, casting an auspicious glance that calms fear and grants protection.

Characters & Entities

• Niśādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and surrender invite divine grace; the devotee seeks transformation through the Goddess’s auspicious sight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this line; it is a direct devotional petition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, pranāma (bowing) and stuti (praise) as devotional practice; no formal rite is detailed.