Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

मा मुह्याम पार्वतीं च यथा नारदपर्वतौ । ततस्तथैव तच्चक्रे सर्वेषामीप्सितं वचः

Transliteration

mā muhyāma pārvatīṃ ca yathā nāradaparvatau | tatastathaiva taccakre sarveṣāmīpsitaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

Ia berkata, “Janganlah kita terperdaya tentang Pārvatī, sebagaimana dahulu Nārada dan Parvata pernah terkelabui.” Lalu dengan cara itu juga, ia mewujudkan ucapan yang diinginkan semua.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Kriya-visheshana (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• मुह्याम: let us not be deluded
• मुह्याम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; निषेधेन सह ‘मा’

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana/Prakara (Comparison/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as, just as)

• नारद-पर्वतौ: Nārada and Parvata
• नारद-पर्वतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (नारदश्च पर्वतश्च)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/अनन्तरता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/thereupon; adverb)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (in that manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चक्रे: did / made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः)

• वचः: speech / words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating (speaker within the verse is not explicit)

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Nārada
• Parvata (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic memory guards against moha: one should act with discernment, guided by precedent and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is an intertextual reference to an earlier sage-episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes correct understanding and agreement in the unfolding of the marriage proceedings.