Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

उवाच वाचं तां मंदं मुनिं वंदय पुत्रिके । मुनेः प्रसादतोऽवश्यं पतिमाप्स्यसि संमतम्

Transliteration

uvāca vācaṃ tāṃ maṃdaṃ muniṃ vaṃdaya putrike | muneḥ prasādato'vaśyaṃ patimāpsyasi saṃmatam

Translation

അവൻ മൃദുസ്വരത്തിൽ പറഞ്ഞു—“മകളേ, മുനിയെ വന്ദിക്കൂ. മുനിയുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ നീ നിർഭാഗ്യവശാൽ അല്ല, നിർബന്ധമായി നിനക്ക് സമ്മതമായ ഭർത്താവിനെ പ്രാപിക്കും.”

Word by Word

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

• वाचम्: speech/words
• वाचम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्/वाक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karman-qualifier (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाचम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• मन्दम्: gentle/soft
• मन्दम्: Karman-qualifier (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाचम्’ इति विशेषणम् (मन्दां वाचम्)

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वन्दय: worship/salute
• वन्दय: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रिके: O daughter
• पुत्रिके: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्रसादतः: by (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-अर्थे तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘प्रसादात्/प्रसादतः’ = ‘by/from favor’

• अवश्यम्: surely
• अवश्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (certainly)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• आप्स्यसि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्मतम्: approved, desired
• सम्मतम्: Karman-qualifier (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + मत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पतिम्’ इति विशेषणम्; ‘सम्मत’ = अनुमोदित/इष्ट

Speaker

Himavat (deduced from immediate context: ‘her father’ is being referenced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān speaks softly to his daughter: ‘Bow to the sage; by the sage’s grace you will surely obtain the husband you desire.’ The sage stands/seats nearby, calm and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Himavat
• Pārvatī
• Muni (unnamed sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to sages and receiving their grace is portrayed as a powerful cause of auspicious fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on muni-vandana (saluting the sage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vandana—bowing/salutation to a muni—is advised as an auspicious religious act.