Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

महादेवो ह्यथालिंग्य स्कन्दं वचनब्रवीत् । यद्भवान्मम भक्तेषु प्रकरोति कृपां पराम्

Transliteration

mahādevo hyathāliṃgya skandaṃ vacanabravīt | yadbhavānmama bhakteṣu prakaroti kṛpāṃ parām

Translation

Então Mahādeva, abraçando Skanda, disse estas palavras: “Porque mostras a suprema compaixão para com os meus devotos—”.

Word by Word

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular); समास: महा + देव

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable: then)

• आलिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• आलिङ्ग्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-liṅg (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; 'आलिङ्ग्य' = आलिङ्गनं कृत्वा (having embraced)

• स्कन्दम्: Skanda
• स्कन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine accusative singular)

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (aorist, 3rd sg)

• यत्: that (fact)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्योपपद (neuter acc. sg: that which/that)

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (honorific pronoun: masculine nominative singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• भक्तेषु: among devotees
• भक्तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (masculine locative plural)

• प्रकरोति: shows/does
• प्रकरोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (present, 3rd sg)

• कृपाम्: compassion
• कृपाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• पराम्: supreme/great
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'कृपाम्' विशेषण (feminine accusative singular)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva rises and embraces Skanda warmly; the gesture is intimate yet cosmic, with attendants and sages witnessing the exchange of grace-filled words.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Serving and protecting devotees is a supreme virtue, praised even by Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse focuses on devotion (bhakti) and compassion within the divine narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied dharma is compassionate conduct toward devotees.