Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तुतोष स मुनिर्द्धीमान्कदाचिद्विजितेन्द्रियः । उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं प्रीत्या परमया युतः

Transliteration

tutoṣa sa munirddhīmānkadācidvijitendriyaḥ | uvāca madhuraṃ vākyaṃ prītyā paramayā yutaḥ

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆ ధీమంతుడు, ఇంద్రియజయుడు అయిన ముని సంతోషించెను; పరమ ప్రీతితో నిండుకొని మధుర వాక్యములు పలికెను.

Word by Word

• तुतोष: was pleased
• तुतोष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• कदाचित्: once, at some time
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विजितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled
• विजितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजित + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (indriyāṇi vijitāni yasya—‘one whose senses are conquered’)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• मधुरम्: sweet, pleasant
• मधुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (instrumental/causal sense)

• परमया: supreme, great
• परमया: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying प्रीति)

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra, serene after testing and observing steadfastness, softens his expression; he leans slightly forward to speak kindly, the atmosphere shifting from ordeal to grace.

Characters & Entities

• muni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-mastery and pure affection (bhakti) make a sage’s speech gracious and spiritually effective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Ayodhyā Māhātmya, praising Ayodhyā’s sacred landscape, though this verse itself is introductory to the dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it sets the tone for a boon-granting exchange grounded in devotion.