Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

भूमौ निपत्य राजेंद्रो नमोनम इति स्थितः । भीमोपि मातरं दृष्ट्वा यथा बालोऽभिधावति

Transliteration

bhūmau nipatya rājeṃdro namonama iti sthitaḥ | bhīmopi mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā bālo'bhidhāvati

Translation

ພະຣາຊາໄດ້ລົງກົ້ນກັບພື້ນດິນ ແລະຢືນຢູ່ພ້ອມກັບກ່າວ “ນະໂມ ນະໂມ” ຊ້ຳໆ. ແລະພີມະກໍເຊັ່ນກັນ—ເມື່ອເຫັນແມ່—ກໍວິ່ງເຂົ້າໄປຫານາງດັ່ງເດັກນ້ອຍ.

Word by Word

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular ‘on the ground’

• nipatya: having fallen
• nipatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-pat (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; gerund ‘having fallen down’

• rājendraḥ: the king (lord of kings)
• rājendraḥ: Kartṛ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-indra (प्रातिपदिक; राजा + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular ‘king of kings/royal lord’

• namo: obeisance
• namo: Vākyārtha (Interjectional predicate/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय; indeclinable salutation ‘obeisance’

• namaḥ: obeisance
• namaḥ: Vākyārtha (Interjectional predicate/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय; indeclinable salutation ‘obeisance’

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha (Quotation marker/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय; quotative ‘thus’

• sthitaḥ: stood/remained
• sthitaḥ: Kriyā (Main predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past participle ‘stood/remained’

• bhīmaḥ: Bhīma
• bhīmaḥ: Kartṛ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (proper name Bhīma)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय; particle ‘also/even’

• mātaram: mother
• mātaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; gerund ‘having seen’

• yathā: as
• yathā: Upamāna-sūcaka (Comparative marker/उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; indeclinable ‘as/just as’

• bālaḥ: a child
• bālaḥ: Kartṛ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular ‘a child’

• abhidhāvati: runs towards
• abhidhāvati: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-dhāv (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative 3rd sg ‘runs towards’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king collapses into full prostration on the earth, repeating ‘namo namaḥ’; nearby, Bhīma—mighty yet emotionally undone—runs toward the Mother with the eagerness of a child.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavatī (Mātā/Devī)
• Rājendra (king)
• Bhīma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before the Divine, power yields to humility; childlike trust is held up as the purest devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it highlights devotional conduct (praṇāma and surrender).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration (praṇipāta) and repeated salutations (namo nama) are exemplified as devotional practice.