Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

मम गात्रस्थितिभ्रांत्या मा शंकां पुत्र भावय । तुष्टेन गौरता दत्ता ममेयं पद्मयोनिना

Transliteration

mama gātrasthitibhrāṃtyā mā śaṃkāṃ putra bhāvaya | tuṣṭena gauratā dattā mameyaṃ padmayoninā

Translation

हे पुत्रा, माझ्या देहस्थितीच्या भ्रमामुळे शंका धरू नकोस। प्रसन्न झालेल्या पद्मयोनि (ब्रह्मा) यांनी मला ही गौरवर्णता दिली आहे।

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• गात्रस्थितिभ्रान्त्या: by the confusion about (my) bodily state/position
• गात्रस्थितिभ्रान्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र + स्थिति + भ्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); समासः—तत्पुरुष (गात्रे स्थिति-भ्रान्तिः)

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• शङ्काम्: doubt
• शङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative)

• भावय: entertain/think (of)
• भावय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त (भावयति); लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तुष्टेन: by the pleased (one)
• तुष्टेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• गौरता: Gaurī (as a feminine form/identity)
• गौरता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (given)

• मम: to me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive)

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• पद्मयोनिना: by Padmayoni (Brahmā)
• पद्मयोनिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मे योनि: यस्य = ब्रह्मा)

Speaker

Śailajā (Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vīraka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā explains to her ‘son’ that her fair complexion was granted by Brahmā; the scene can juxtapose Umā’s serene form with a subtle, symbolic presence of Brahmā (lotus, four faces) in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Śailajā (Pārvatī)
• Padmayoni (Brahmā)
• Vīraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not judge reality by outward appearance; divine events may have hidden causes rooted in boon and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it continues the personal revelation before shifting to the tīrtha-māhātmya ahead.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it references a divine bestowal (dāna/vara) by Brahmā rather than a human ritual.