Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

वस्त्रनिर्गूढवदना पाणिपद्मकृतांजलिः । तामहं सत्यरूपाभिराशीर्भिः समवर्धयम्

Transliteration

vastranirgūḍhavadanā pāṇipadmakṛtāṃjaliḥ | tāmahaṃ satyarūpābhirāśīrbhiḥ samavardhayam

Translation

Le visage en partie voilé par son vêtement, les mains de lotus jointes en añjali, je la bénis de bénédictions façonnées par la vérité, la fortifiant et l’élevant.

Word by Word

• वस्त्रनिर्गूढवदना: with face veiled by cloth
• वस्त्रनिर्गूढवदना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वस्त्र + निर्गूढ + वदना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—वस्त्रेण निर्गूढं वदनं यस्याः

• पाणिपद्मकृताञ्जलिः: with hands like lotuses joined in reverence
• पाणिपद्मकृताञ्जलिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाणि + पद्म + कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पाणिपद्माभ्यां कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्याः

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यरूपाभिः: with true (effective)
• सत्यरूपाभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यरूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्य + रूपा

• आशीर्भिः: blessings
• आशीर्भिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समवर्धयम्: I increased/prospered (her), blessed
• समवर्धयम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-√वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satya-āśīrvāda-sthāna (blessing locus within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī stands with face partly veiled, hands in lotus añjali; the revered narrator extends a hand in blessing; subtle radiance flows, symbolizing truth-formed benedictions that ‘strengthen’ her.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessings (satya-āśīḥ) and reverent conduct (añjali) are portrayed as spiritually empowering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it focuses on devotional etiquette and benediction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied devotional act is añjali (folded hands) as a sign of reverence; no formal rite is prescribed.