Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

नोदयामास मां मंदमानशीःशंकिता तदा । भगवन्वेत्सि सर्वं त्वमतीतानागतं प्रभो

Transliteration

nodayāmāsa māṃ maṃdamānaśīḥśaṃkitā tadā | bhagavanvetsi sarvaṃ tvamatītānāgataṃ prabho

Translation

Alors, l’esprit hésitant et le doute anxieux, elle me pressa : «Ô Seigneur Bienheureux, tu sais tout — le passé et l’avenir, ô Maître.»

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• udayāmāsa: she did not utter/raise
• udayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√yam (यम् धातु) + आङ्/आस्? (परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग)
• Form: लिट्/लङ्-परिप्रयोगवत् (आमास-प्रयोगः), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः 'she did not raise/utter'

• mām: me
• mām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• manda-mānā: gentle/modest
• manda-mānā: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक) + māna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः — 'मन्दं मानं यस्याः/या' (with gentle modesty)

• āśīḥ-śaṅkitā: hesitant about the blessing
• āśīḥ-śaṅkitā: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṅkita (कृदन्त, क्त; √śaṅk)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — 'आशीषः शङ्किता' (hesitant/uncertain about the blessing)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• vetsi: you know
• vetsi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad/tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• atīta-anāgatam: the past and the future
• atīta-anāgatam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + anāgata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर) — 'past and future' (as a collective)

• prabho: O master
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Queen of Himācala (addressing a seer/narrator figure within the episode)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed Lord (Bhagavān/Prabhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devī, hesitant and anxious, gently urges the Lord, praising his knowledge of past and future; the Lord remains composed, listening with compassionate authority.

Characters & Entities

• Himācala (context)
• Queen of Himācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True wisdom is portrayed as knowledge that spans time; devotees approach such knowledge with humility and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the focus is on a personal inquiry within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for insight rather than a ritual instruction.