Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इमं स्तवं नारदस्य नित्यं राजन्पठाम्यहम् । तेन मे परमा प्रीतिं करोति मुनिसत्तमः

Transliteration

imaṃ stavaṃ nāradasya nityaṃ rājanpaṭhāmyaham | tena me paramā prītiṃ karoti munisattamaḥ

Translation

ਹੇ ਰਾਜਨ, ਮੈਂ ਨਾਰਦ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਸਤਵ ਨਿੱਤ ਪਾਠ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ; ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਮੁਨੀਆਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਪਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਬਖ਼ਸ਼ਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• imam: this
• imam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• stavam: hymn
• stavam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nāradāsya: of Narada
• nāradāsya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (adverbial accusative)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• paṭhāmi: I recite
• paṭhāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (1st person pronoun)

• tena: by that/thereby
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental: by that/thereby)

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी (Genitive: of me)

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘prītiṃ’ विशेषणम्

• prītim: delight/affection
• prītim: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• karoti: produces/does
• karoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• muni-sattamaḥ: the best of sages
• muni-sattamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Unspecified (addressing a King; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king listens as the narrator recites Nārada’s hymn daily; Nārada appears in a subtle vision, bestowing joy and favor.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• King (Rājan)
• Muni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotional recitation (stotra-pāṭha) cultivates grace and a living relationship with the revered sage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes the merit of daily hymn-recitation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily recitation of the Nārada-stava is recommended as a devotional practice.