Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

ततोऽतीव विनीतोऽहं भूत्वा तं ब्राह्मणीयुतम् । विश्वासनाय सुदृढं तोषयामि दिनेदिने

Transliteration

tato'tīva vinīto'haṃ bhūtvā taṃ brāhmaṇīyutam | viśvāsanāya sudṛḍhaṃ toṣayāmi dinedine

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഞാൻ അത്യന്തം വിനീതനായി, ബ്രാഹ്മണിയോടുകൂടിയ ആ മഹാത്മാവിൽ ദൃഢവിശ്വാസം സ്ഥാപിക്കാനായി ദിനംപ്രതി അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സന്തോഷിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kāla/Anukrama (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• अतीव: very exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (intensifier)

• विनीतः: humbled/submissive
• विनीतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इति विशेषण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having become’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ब्राह्मणीयुतम्: accompanied by (his) brahmin wife
• ब्राह्मणीयुतम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्राह्मण्या युतः’ (accompanied by the brahmin woman)

• विश्वासनाय: for gaining trust
• विश्वासनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Dative, Singular)

• सुदृढम्: very firmly
• सुदृढम्: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘सु-दृढ’ = very firm; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverbial accusative)

• तोषयामि: I please/satisfy
• तोषयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु) [णिच् causative: तोषय-]
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st person, Singular); परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

Speaker

Unspecified (first-person narrator continuing the account)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence-like scene: the attendant repeatedly brings offerings and performs chores at the hermitage; the sage and his brāhmaṇī observe, gradually relaxing into trust; evening lamp-light suggests routine devotion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady humility and consistent right conduct build trust—an essential foundation for dharmic relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it implies daily acts of service and respectful conduct.