Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

इति प्रसादितो राज्ञ्या शिवयोगी महामतिः । तस्मै राजकुमाराय सन्मार्गमुपदिष्टवान्

Transliteration

iti prasādito rājñyā śivayogī mahāmatiḥ | tasmai rājakumārāya sanmārgamupadiṣṭavān

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah dipujuk oleh permaisuri, Śiva-yogi yang berakal besar itu pun mengajarkan kepada putera raja tersebut jalan yang benar.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/thus)

• प्रसादितः: having been propitiated
• प्रसादितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of शिवयोगी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (having been propitiated/pleased)

• राज्ञ्या: by the queen
• राज्ञ्या: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• शिव-योगी: the Śiva-yogin
• शिव-योगी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + योगी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; (शिवस्य योगी = yogin of Śiva)

• महा-मतिḥ: great-minded
• महा-मतिḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of शिवयोगी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (great-minded)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राज-कुमाराय: to the prince
• राज-कुमाराय: Sampradāna (Recipient apposition to तस्मै)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; एकवचन; (राज्ञः कुमारः)

• सत्-मार्गम्: the right path
• सत्-मार्गम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; (good/right path)

• उपदिष्टवान्: instructed
• उपदिष्टवान्: Kriyā (Finite sense via participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle, active); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (he instructed)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Śiva-yogin, now pleased, begins teaching the prince—gesture of instruction (vyākhyāna-mudrā), the prince seated attentively; the queen watches with relief.

Characters & Entities

• Śivayogin
• rājñī (queen)
• rājakumāra (prince)
• sanmārga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When humility and sincere request are present, the wise respond by imparting sanmārga—right living and right worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; the verse is about instruction rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicitly; it announces the beginning of dharma-upadeśa.