Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

प्रणिपत्य नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तुभ्यं मुहुर्जगौ । प्रसीद देवि पद्माक्षि पुनर्मातः प्रसीद मे

Transliteration

praṇipatya namastubhyaṃ namastubhyaṃ muhurjagau | prasīda devi padmākṣi punarmātaḥ prasīda me

Translation

Пав ниц, он вновь и вновь восклицал: «Поклон Тебе, поклон Тебе!» «Будь милостива, о Богиня с лотосовыми очами; снова, о Мать, будь милостива ко мне».

Word by Word

• praṇipatya: having prostrated
• praṇipatya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ni-pat (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त; gerund ‘having bowed down’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vākyārtha (Interjection/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय; ‘salutation’

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष? (actually 2nd person pronoun), चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular ‘to you’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vākyārtha (Interjection/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय; ‘salutation’

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीय-पुरुष सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular ‘to you’

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘again and again/repeatedly’

• jagau: uttered
• jagau: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect 3rd sg ‘sang/uttered’

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriyā (Imperative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative 2nd sg ‘be gracious/please’

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular ‘O goddess’

• padmākṣi: O lotus-eyed one
• padmākṣi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma-akṣi (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + अक्षि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular; ‘O lotus-eyed (one)’

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘again’

• mātaḥ: O mother
• mātaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular ‘O mother’

• prasīda: be gracious
• prasīda: Kriyā (Imperative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative 2nd sg

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अस्मद्-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) एकवचन-रूप (enclitic); Dative singular ‘to me/for me’

Speaker

Rājendra (the king) speaking (within Sūta’s narration; inferred from immediate context of prostration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee kneels/prostrates with folded hands, repeatedly uttering homage; the lotus-eyed Goddess looks down with calm compassion, her gaze conveying reassurance and grace.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavatī (Devī/Mātā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace (kṛpā) is sought through humility and persistent prayer; the Mother responds to sincere surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is a direct supplication (stuti/prārthanā) to the Devī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated salutations and heartfelt supplication (namaskāra and prārthanā) are demonstrated.