Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

प्रविश्द्यौवनाभोगभावैरतिमनोहरा । निर्वास्यमानैरपरैस्तिलतंदुलिताकृतिः

Transliteration

praviśdyauvanābhogabhāvairatimanoharā | nirvāsyamānairaparaistilataṃdulitākṛtiḥ

Translation

ಯೌವನದ ಭೋಗಭಾವಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ ಅವಳು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮನೋಹರಳಾದಳು. ಇತರ ನವವಿಕಸಿತ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಅವಳ ಆಕೃತಿ ಗಾಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲೆಯುವ ಎಳ್ಳಿನ ಲತೆಯಂತೆ ಸಣ್ಣದು, ಸೂಕುಮಾರವಾಗಿ ತೋರ್ಪಟ್ಟಿತು.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; धातुः: विश् (to enter) उपसर्गः प्र-

• यौवन: youth
• यौवन: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• आभोग: fullness, luxuriance
• आभोग: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• भावैः: by/with qualities
• भावैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• अति: very, exceedingly
• अति: Viśeṣaṇa (intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/उपपद-रूपेण तीव्रतावाचक (intensifier)

• मनोहरा: very charming
• मनोहरा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् + हर (प्रातिपदिक; मनोहर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मनः हरति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निर्वास्यमानैः: by (others) being driven out/expelled
• निर्वास्यमानैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-वास् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययः (present passive participle), तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन, पुं/नपुं (सहपद-समन्वयः)

• अपरैः: by others
• अपरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तिल: sesame
• तिल: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• तण्डुलित: rice-grain-like
• तण्डुलित: Viśeṣaṇa (compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + इत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्यय (क्त/इत) रूपेण विशेषण; प्रथमा, एकवचन (stem used in compound)

• आकृतिः: a form/figure (like sesame and rice grains)
• आकृतिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तिल-तण्डुलित-आकृतिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

First-person narrator within Sūta’s narration (descriptive passage)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa addressed as 'vipra' (within the story’s dialogue frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A youthful maiden newly blossomed, slender and delicate like a sesame creeper swaying in a soft breeze; companions and a garden-like setting implied.

Characters & Entities

• kanyā (the maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the power of sense-perception and attraction, setting the stage for the need of self-control (dama) and dharmic discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is poetic narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.