Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अपि वा त्र्यंबकः पुत्रि नैनं शक्तः कुतोऽन्यकः । तस्मादेनं नमस्कृत्य भाविनं श्वशुरं शुभे

Transliteration

api vā tryaṃbakaḥ putri nainaṃ śaktaḥ kuto'nyakaḥ | tasmādenaṃ namaskṛtya bhāvinaṃ śvaśuraṃ śubhe

Translation

ହେ କନ୍ୟେ, ସ୍ୱୟଂ ତ୍ର୍ୟମ୍ବକ (ଶିବ) ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହାକୁ ଦମନ କରିବାରେ ସମର୍ଥ ନୁହନ୍ତି; ତେବେ ଅନ୍ୟ କିଏ? ତେଣୁ ହେ ଶୁଭେ, ଭାବୀ ଶ୍ୱଶୁର ଭାବେ ଜାଣି ତାଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର କର।

Word by Word

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्भावना/अपवाद)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्प)

• त्र्यम्बकः: Tryambaka (Śiva)
• त्र्यम्बकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = nominative singular

• पुत्रि: O daughter
• पुत्रि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन = vocative singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative singular

• शक्तः: able
• शक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शक् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = nominative singular; विशेषण (समर्थः)

• कुतः: how then, whence
• कुतः: Sambandha (Discourse/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थ/हेतौ) = indeclinable ‘whence/how then’

• अन्यकः: any other (person)
• अन्यकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = nominative singular

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Logical connector/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात्-प्रयोग) = indeclinable ‘therefore’ (etym. ablative)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative singular

• नमस्कृत्य: having paid homage
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्) अव्ययकृदन्त = gerund; ‘having saluted’

• भाविनम्: future, forthcoming
• भाविनम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative singular; विशेषण

• श्वशुरम्: father-in-law
• श्वशुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative singular

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन = vocative singular

Speaker

Kāmakhyā Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāmakhyā addresses the woman as ‘daughter,’ revealing that even Tryambaka cannot subdue Mādhava; the woman is guided to bow, with a vision-like hint of future familial bond.

Characters & Entities

• Tryambaka (Śiva)
• Mādhava (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes reverence for divinity and rightful relations; sectarian harmony is implied by honoring both Śiva (Tryambaka) and Viṣṇu (Mādhava).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is theological and ethical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A simple act of devotion is implied: namaskāra (bowing) to the revered deity/person.