Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

मातर्मातरिमं पश्य प्रसादं गिरिजापतेः । निधानं कुम्भरूपेण दर्शितं करुणात्मना

Transliteration

mātarmātarimaṃ paśya prasādaṃ girijāpateḥ | nidhānaṃ kumbharūpeṇa darśitaṃ karuṇātmanā

Translation

അമ്മേ, അമ്മേ—ഇത് നോക്കൂ! ഇത് ഗിരിജാപതി ശിവന്റെ പ്രസാദമാണ്. കരുണാമയനായ പ്രഭു നിധിയെ കലശരൂപത്തിൽ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मातर्: O mother
• मातर्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मातरि: O mother
• मातरि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्त-सम्बोधन)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्य: see/look
• पश्य: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

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

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

• निधानम्: treasure; deposit
• निधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुम्भरूपेण: in the form of a pot
• कुम्भरूपेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbha (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कुम्भस्य रूपम् (in the form of a pot)

• दर्शितम्: shown/revealed
• दर्शितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• करुणात्मना: by the compassionate one
• करुणात्मना: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—करुणः आत्मा यस्य सः (one whose nature is compassion)

Speaker

Rājaputra (the prince/king’s son; implied by later verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The son points to the kalasha and addresses his mother with folded hands or uplifted palms, proclaiming it as Śiva’s compassionate gift; the pot subtly radiates.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Girijā
• Girijāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s compassion can manifest tangibly; recognizing blessings as prasāda cultivates gratitude and dharmic use of wealth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the glorification is of Śiva (Girijāpati) and his prasāda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated, but the verse frames the event as Śiva’s prasāda, implying devotional handling and righteous distribution.