Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

ततः पित्रा चिरं स्मृत्वा चिरं चाघ्राय मूर्धनि । चिरं दोर्भ्यां परिष्वज्य चिरंजीवेत्यु दाहृतः

Transliteration

tataḥ pitrā ciraṃ smṛtvā ciraṃ cāghrāya mūrdhani | ciraṃ dorbhyāṃ pariṣvajya ciraṃjīvetyu dāhṛtaḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် ဖခင်သည် အချိန်ကြာကြာ သတိရလျက်၊ ခေါင်းပေါ်ကိုလည်း အချိန်ကြာကြာ နမ်းရှိုက်လျက်၊ လက်နှစ်ဖက်ဖြင့် အချိန်ကြာကြာ ဖက်လျက် «အသက်ရှည်ပါစေ» ဟု ဆိုလေ၏။

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kala/Anukrama (Temporal/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• पित्रा: by the father
• पित्रा: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive sense/करण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आघ्राय: having smelled
• आघ्राय: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund); उपसर्ग: आ

• मूर्धनि: on the head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• दोर्भ्याम्: with (his) two arms
• दोर्भ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोर्/दोस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे बाहुवाचक), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund); उपसर्ग: परि

• चिरंजीव: live long
• चिरंजीव: Prayojana/Asih (Benediction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरं + जीव (धातु)
• Form: आशीर्वादरूपेण प्रयुक्तः अव्ययीभावसमास; संबोधनार्थे (blessing formula)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-suchaka (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय

• उ: indeed/just
• उ: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• दाहृतः: was uttered/said
• दाहृतः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The father lifts the son, smells the crown of his head in affection, embraces him tightly with both arms, and pronounces a long-life blessing; the mother watches, relieved.

Characters & Entities

• Medhātithi
• son (Cira-kārī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Forgiveness culminates in blessing; dharma restores harmony through compassion and reconciliation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts a dhārmic act of blessing and reconciliation.