Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

त्वं च कोसि न सामान्यः प्रणम्याहं प्रसादये । आत्मानं ख्यापय मुने प्रोक्तश्चेत्यब्रवं तदा

Transliteration

tvaṃ ca kosi na sāmānyaḥ praṇamyāhaṃ prasādaye | ātmānaṃ khyāpaya mune proktaścetyabravaṃ tadā

Translation

そしてあなたは誰なのですか――決して凡人ではありますまい。私は礼拝して御加護を願います。「ご自身をお示しください、聖仙（ムニ）よ」と、そのとき私はそう告げた。

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

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

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• sāmānyaḥ: ordinary/common
• sāmānyaḥ: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāmānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra√nam (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• prasādaye: I propitiate / I seek favor
• prasādaye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√sad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ātmānam: yourself
• ātmānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• khyāpaya: make known / reveal
• khyāpaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8), एकवचन

• proktaḥ: (it was) said
• proktaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (said/spoken)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-निपात (quotative particle)

• abravam: I said
• abravam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Dharmavarman (addressing a sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands with hands folded, slightly bent forward, addressing an ascetic whose aura suggests divinity; attendants remain at a distance; the moment is charged with wonder and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmavarman
• Muni (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and respectful inquiry are integral to receiving spiritual guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a narrative moment identifying the visiting sage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (bowing) to sages and requesting instruction/identity respectfully.