Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा त्रिजगन्माता दत्त्वा तस्यै मनोरथम् । तयोः संपश्यतोरेव क्षणेनादर्शनं गता

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | ityuktvā trijaganmātā dattvā tasyai manoratham | tayoḥ saṃpaśyatoreva kṣaṇenādarśanaṃ gatā

Translation

സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ത്രിജഗന്മാതാവ് അവൾക്കു മനോരഥവരം ദാനം ചെയ്തു; അവർ ഇരുവരും നോക്കിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ അവൾ ക്ഷണത്തിൽ അദൃശ്യയായി।

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• त्रिजगत्-माता: the mother of the three worlds
• त्रिजगत्-माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिजगतः माता)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मनोरथम्: the desired wish/boon
• मनोरथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनार्थे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन-रूप (dual genitive)

• सम्-पश्यतोः: while the two were watching
• सम्-पश्यतोः: Sambandha (Genitive absolute member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पश्य् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद-प्रयोग

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Karana (Instrument/Means; here time-measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अदर्शनम्: disappearance; invisibility
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गता: went; became (disappeared)
• गता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī (Trijaganmātā) completes her boon-giving gesture; the devotees watch as her form dissolves into light in a single instant.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Trijaganmātā (Pārvatī/Gaurī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace may appear suddenly, fulfill a sincere wish, and then withdraw—teaching reverence and steadiness of faith beyond visible forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative moment within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse centers on darśana, boon, and divine disappearance.