Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नानि तथा ह्यासन्मनांसि च मनस्विनाम्

Transliteration

prasannāni tathā hyāsanmanāṃsi ca manasvinām

Translation

Demikianlah, batin para mulia dan berhati luhur menjadi tenteram serta dipenuhi sukacita.

Word by Word

• prasannāni: calm / pleased
• prasannāni: Karta (Adjectival to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; मनांसि इति विशेषण

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘likewise’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• manāṃsi: minds
• manāṃsi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• manasvinām: of the noble-minded
• manasvinām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of the high-minded/wise’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet assembly of noble beings—sages, devotees, and devas—faces softened, eyes half-closed in serenity; the atmosphere is luminous and still, suggesting collective inner peace.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner serenity naturally arises in noble hearts when dharma and auspiciousness prevail.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse itself is a general narrative description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes a state of mind rather than a rite.