Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

स्तवस्यास्य प्रभावेण दिव्यभावः पुमान्भवेत् । त्वं च मां श्रुतिसंस्कारैः सर्वैः संस्कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

stavasyāsya prabhāveṇa divyabhāvaḥ pumānbhavet | tvaṃ ca māṃ śrutisaṃskāraiḥ sarvaiḥ saṃskartumarhasi

Translation

ഈ സ്തവത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ദിവ്യഭാവം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; കൂടാതെ ശ്രുതി-വിധിതമായ എല്ലാ സംസ്കാരങ്ങളാലും എന്നെ സംസ്കരിക്കാൻ നീ അർഹനാണ്।

Word by Word

• stavasya: of the hymn/praise
• stavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• prabhāveṇa: by the power/effect
• prabhāveṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• divya-bhāvaḥ: divine state/nature
• divya-bhāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pumān: a man, person
• pumān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān/puman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavet: may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śruti-saṃskāraiḥ: by Vedic rites/purificatory sacraments
• śruti-saṃskāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saṃskartum: to consecrate, to perform rites for
• saṃskartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam√kṛ (धातु) + tumun (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• arhasi: you are fit/ought
• arhasi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context; narrative voice likely Sūta reporting)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage/ritual specialist being addressed (‘tvam’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee recites the hymn; his aura brightens, indicating divya-bhāva. A sage prepares Vedic consecration implements—kuśa, water-pot, sacred thread—signifying śruti-saṃskāra.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śruti (Veda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic devotion and Vedic consecration are shown as complementary: praise elevates the inner nature, rites refine and authorize sacred status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes transformation through stotra and śruti-saṃskāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of śruti-based saṃskāras (Vedic consecratory rites).