Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

अपूर्वं च स्वसदनं दृष्ट्वा सीत्सुखविह्वला । श्रुत्वा पुत्रमुखात्सर्वं प्रसादं गिरिजापतेः

Transliteration

apūrvaṃ ca svasadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā sītsukhavihvalā | śrutvā putramukhātsarvaṃ prasādaṃ girijāpateḥ

Translation

സ്വന്തം വീടും അപൂർവമായി കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവൾ ആനന്ദത്തിൽ വിഹ്വളയായി; പിന്നെ പുത്രന്റെ വായിൽ നിന്ന് ഗിരിജാപതി (ശിവൻ)യുടെ പ്രസാദത്തിന്റെ മുഴുവൻ വിവരണം കേട്ട്।

Word by Word

• अपूर्वम्: unprecedented, extraordinary
• अपूर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; modifies स्वसदनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वसदनम्: her own house/home
• स्वसदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + sadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य सदनम्; Accusative singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• सीत्: she was
• सीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; रूपम्—आसीत् (आङ्-उपसर्गस्य लोपे)

• सुखविह्वला: overwhelmed with joy
• सुखविह्वला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + vihvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सुखेन विह्वला; Nominative singular feminine

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पुत्रमुखात्: from (the) son's mouth
• पुत्रमुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पुत्रस्य मुखम्; Ablative singular (source)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• प्रसादम्: grace, favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• गिरिजापतेः: of Girijā's lord (Śiva)
• गिरिजापतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गिरिजायाः पतिः; Genitive singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: She beholds her home transformed into something unprecedented and is overcome with joy; the son narrates Śiva’s grace, and the atmosphere feels sanctified and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā-pati (Śiva)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing the testimony of devotion and grace strengthens faith; Śiva’s prasāda becomes a shared family realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative context points to worship at a Śiva-abode (Śivālaya), without naming a particular pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the emphasis is on śravaṇa (hearing) of divine grace as spiritually uplifting.