Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

मूर्च्छापन्नं ततो दृष्ट्वा देवी वचनमब्रवीत् । यं कामं कामयत्येष तमस्मै देहि शङ्कर

Transliteration

mūrcchāpannaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā devī vacanamabravīt | yaṃ kāmaṃ kāmayatyeṣa tamasmai dehi śaṅkara

Translation

ಅವನು ಮೂರ್ಚ್ಛಿತನಾದುದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ದೇವಿ ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಓ ಶಂಕರ, ಇವನು ಬಯಸುವ ಆ ಆಸೆಯನ್ನೇ ಇವನಿಗೆ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸು.”

Word by Word

• मूर्च्छापन्नम्: fallen into a swoon
• मूर्च्छापन्नम्: Karma (Object of ‘दृष्ट्वा’/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्च्छा + आपन्न (कृदन्त; √आपद्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मूर्च्छां आपन्नम्); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereupon
• ततः: Kala/Hetu (Temporal/causal adverb/काल-हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereupon/then)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: words, speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यम्: which, whom
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कामम्: desire, wish
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कामयति: desires
• कामयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative stem: कामयति)

• एषः: this (person)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तम्: that (wish)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शङ्कर: O Śaṅkara
• शङ्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, seeing the fallen devotee, turns to Śaṅkara with compassionate urgency, gesturing toward the fainted figure; Śiva listens, poised between detachment and mercy.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess embodies compassion and intercession, softening judgment—yet still within the larger framework of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.