Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । इत्युक्तो निजनाथेन सा राज्ञी शुभलक्षणा

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | ityukto nijanāthena sā rājñī śubhalakṣaṇā

Translation

സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സ്വന്തം നാഥൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ആ ശുഭലക്ഷണയുള്ള രാജ്ഞി ഭക്തിയോടെ ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവ്വം വചനം ശ്രവിച്ചു।

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to an implied masculine subject)

• निजनाथेन: by her own lord
• निजनाथेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निजः नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुभलक्षणा: of auspicious marks
• शुभलक्षणा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुभं लक्षणं यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (राज्ञी)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied Purāṇic audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A queen with auspicious marks sits respectfully before her lord, hands folded, listening intently as he speaks; a calm palace interior with lamps and attendants at a distance.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Queen
• King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Receptivity to dhārmic instruction within sacred narrative is presented as an auspicious quality that supports devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the unfolding Śiva-pūjā narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse; it serves as narrative linkage to the praise of worship that follows.