Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
प्रश्नेन शक्त्या च बलेन नाथ त्रिधा त्वयाहं विजिता नमस्ते । तन्मुंच मां कर्मकरी तवास्मि समादिश त्वं प्रकरोमि तच्च
praśnena śaktyā ca balena nātha tridhā tvayāhaṃ vijitā namaste | tanmuṃca māṃ karmakarī tavāsmi samādiśa tvaṃ prakaromi tacca
हे नाथ! प्रश्न, शक्ति और बल से आपने मुझे तीन प्रकार से जीत लिया है, आपको नमस्कार है। मुझे छोड़ दें, मैं आपकी दासी हूँ; आदेश दें, मैं वही करूँगी।
Maurvī (speaking to Ghaṭotkaca, from immediate context)
Scene: Maurvī, subdued, offers salutations and declares herself conquered by question, power, and strength; she asks to be released and to serve as an instrument of his work.
FAQs
Śaraṇāgati (surrender) transforms hostility into service; acknowledging superior dharma and power ends conflict.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a surrender statement within the narrative.
None.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.