Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
मंत्रेणानेन सद्भक्त्या तवेदं वच्मि सुन्दरि
Transliteration
maṃtreṇānena sadbhaktyā tavedaṃ vacmi sundari
Translation
Par ce mantra, avec une dévotion authentique, je te le dis, ô belle.
Word by Word
मन्त्रेणby/with a mantra
मन्त्रेण:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular
अनेनwith this
अनेन:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental (3rd), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally
सद्भक्त्याwith true devotion
सद्भक्त्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्-भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भक्ति)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; कर्मधारयः (सती भक्ति:)
तवto you/your
तव:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular; pronoun
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun
वच्मिI say/speak
वच्मि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 1st person, Singular
सुन्दरिO beautiful one
सुन्दरि:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
Lakṣmī (contextual instruction leading into the concluding mantra)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: sundarī (beautiful lady)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A guru-like narrator leans slightly toward the princess, raising a hand in instruction, as attendants fall silent—signaling the moment of mantra impartation before the concluding rite.
Characters & Entities
M
Mantra (generic)S
Sundarī (addressed)FAQs
Mantra is effective when joined to sincere devotion and correct transmission of instruction.
No site is named in this verse; it functions as a transition within a tīrtha-related ritual teaching.
It cues that the following words are to be spoken as a mantra with sincere devotion.