Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततस्तं मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय ह्युमयोवाच शङ्करः

Transliteration

tatastaṃ mūrdhnyupāghrāya hyumayovāca śaṅkaraḥ

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮੱਥੇ ਨੂੰ ਸੂੰਘ ਕੇ (ਚੁੰਮ ਕੇ), ਉਮਾ ਸਮੇਤ ਬਚਨ ਉਚਾਰੇ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तर्यवाचक (adverb: then/thereafter)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masculine accusative singular)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (masculine locative singular)

• उपाघ्राय: having smelled (affectionately)
• उपाघ्राय: Kriya (Adverbial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + घ्रा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having smelled/kissed)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), एकवचन (feminine instrumental singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular perfect, active)

• शङ्करः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara kisses/smells the son’s head in blessing; Umā stands close, sharing the moment; then Śiva begins to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Umā
• Skanda (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine blessing is conveyed through intimate, compassionate gestures—grace is both spoken and embodied.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is part of the chain of events that leads to the naming and fame of Skanda-tīrtha in the Revā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears here.