Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

आजगामाश्रमपंद संपदामाश्रयं ततः । आगम्योवाच तां ब्रह्मा गिरिजां मृष्टया गिरा

Transliteration

ājagāmāśramapaṃda saṃpadāmāśrayaṃ tataḥ | āgamyovāca tāṃ brahmā girijāṃ mṛṣṭayā girā

Translation

Alors Brahmā vint à cet āśrama, demeure de prospérité. À son arrivée, il s’adressa à Girijā d’une parole douce et soigneusement choisie.

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—आगतवान् (came)

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-place
• आश्रमपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—आश्रमस्य पदम् (the place of the hermitage)

• संपदाम्: of prosperities/wealth
• संपदाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• आश्रयम्: refuge/abode
• आश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• ततः: thereupon/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: thence/thereupon)

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया—आगम्य (having come)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—अवदत्/कथयामास (said)

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

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• गिरिजाम्: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—गिरेः जा (born of the mountain)

• मृष्टया: with pleasant
• मृष्टया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मृज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘मृष्ट’ = शुद्ध/मधुर (polished/pleasant)

• गिरा: speech/words
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्/गीर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āśrama (unnamed) associated with Girijā’s tapas episode

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā arrives at a serene hermitage—lush, orderly, prosperous—then addresses Girijā with composed, gentle speech; the scene emphasizes sacred hospitality and calm authority.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic speech—gentle and timely counsel—can pacify turmoil and prevent destructive outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; the setting is an unspecified āśrama described as auspicious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.