Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तत्ते ब्रवीमि तद्वाक्यं मोहमार्तंडमद्भुतम्

Transliteration

tatte bravīmi tadvākyaṃ mohamārtaṃḍamadbhutam

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ നിനക്കു ആ വാക്യം പറയുന്നു—മോഹം അകറ്റുന്ന, സൂര്യനെപ്പോലെ അത്ഭുതകരമായത്.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रवीमि: I tell
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (वाक्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• वाक्यम्: statement, teaching
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मोह-मार्तण्डम्: sun to (destroy) delusion
• मोह-मार्तण्डम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मोहस्य मार्तण्डः = ‘sun that dispels delusion’)

• अद्भुतम्: marvellous
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pitā (father)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant disc of sunlight appears behind the son as he prepares to speak; the father’s face is half in shadow, half lit—symbolizing delusion giving way to clarity; manuscripts glow softly in the new light.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True teaching functions like sunlight—dispelling the darkness of delusion and revealing reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned in this standalone line; it introduces a doctrinal explanation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse announces an upcoming liberating instruction rather than a rite.