Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दासोऽहमवदच्छंभुः पार्वत्या परितोषितः । पार्वतीं च समभ्यर्थ्य वरयस्व च भामिनि

Transliteration

dāso'hamavadacchaṃbhuḥ pārvatyā paritoṣitaḥ | pārvatīṃ ca samabhyarthya varayasva ca bhāmini

Translation

Satisfait par Pārvatī, Śambhu dit : «Je suis ton serviteur.» Puis, l’ayant implorée avec respect, il ajouta : «Choisis-moi pour époux, ô dame rayonnante.»

Word by Word

• dāsaḥ: servant
• dāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• avat: said
• avat: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• pārvatyā: by Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Karaṇa/Hetu (by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• paritoṣitaḥ: pleased
• paritoṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शंभुः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pārvatīm: Pārvatī
• pārvatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• samabhyarthya: having requested/entreated
• samabhyarthya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-abhi-√arth (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), प्रार्थनार्थक-क्रिया

• varayasva: choose (as husband), marry
• varayasva: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• bhāmini: O fair/beautiful lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (reporting Śiva’s words)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Umā-tapas/Śiva-sannidhāna locale (contextual within Kedāra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān (questioner in frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva stands before Pārvatī with softened expression, hands in añjali or gentle gesture, uttering ‘dāso’ham’; Pārvatī radiant, composed, surrounded by Himalayan flora and attendant maidens/gaṇas at a respectful distance.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest Lord honors devotion with humility; divine union symbolizes the harmony of Śiva and Śakti sustaining dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, tied to the Kedāra tīrtha region in the Himalayas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the divine marriage intention arising from tapas and mutual grace.