Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

मम संनिहितो नित्यं गृहे तिष्ठतु पावकः । ददामि रुचिरापाङ्गीं नान्यथा करवाणि वै

Transliteration

mama saṃnihito nityaṃ gṛhe tiṣṭhatu pāvakaḥ | dadāmi rucirāpāṅgīṃ nānyathā karavāṇi vai

Translation

‘ขอให้ปาวกะ (อัคนี) ประทับอยู่ในเรือนของเราตลอดกาล เราจักมอบกัญญาผู้มีหางตางาม; นอกเหนือจากนี้ เราจะไม่กระทำเป็นอย่างอื่น’

Word by Word

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• saṃnihitaḥ: present; placed nearby
• saṃnihitaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective of pāvakaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ni + dhā (धातु) + kta → saṃnihita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular masculine)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: always)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

• tiṣṭhatu: let (him/it) stay
• tiṣṭhatu: Vidhi (Injunctive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative); प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (3rd sg)

• pāvakaḥ: fire (Agni)
• pāvakaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (1st sg)

• rucira: beautiful
• rucira: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (agreeing within compound)

• apāṅgīm: a girl with sidelong glances
• apāṅgīm: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apāṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular); बहुव्रीह्यर्थे स्त्रीविशेषण-प्रयोगः

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: otherwise)

• karavāṇi: may I do; I will do
• karavāṇi: Kriyā (Resolve)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative/benedictive usage); उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (1st sg)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

Speaker

King

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/assembly; within story: brāhmaṇas addressed by the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king declares: let Agni remain ever-present in my house; he will give the beautiful maiden with lovely side-glances—no other way. The scene centers on a bright domestic fire altar.

Characters & Entities

• Pāvaka (Agni)
• King’s house
• King’s daughter

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred commitments are made with firmness, divine presence is invited into daily life and household order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māhiṣmatī is the narrative locus; Agni’s abiding presence becomes part of the site’s sanctified memory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vow-like condition: Agni’s continual residence (saṃnidhāna) alongside the performance of kanyādāna.