Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततोऽद्राक्षीन्मुनिः शंभुं सांबं वृषभसंस्थि तम् । दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य तुष्टाव भवानीपतिमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

tato'drākṣīnmuniḥ śaṃbhuṃ sāṃbaṃ vṛṣabhasaṃsthi tam | dṛṣṭvā praṇamya tuṣṭāva bhavānīpatimīśvaram

Translation

แล้วฤๅษีได้เห็นพระศัมภูพร้อมพระอัมพา ประทับเหนือโคพฤษภ; ครั้นเห็นแล้วจึงนอบน้อมกราบไหว้ และสรรเสริญพระอิศวร ผู้เป็นพระสวามีแห่งพระภวานี

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर (then)

• अद्राक्षीत्: saw
• अद्राक्षीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• साम्बम्: together with Ambā (Pārvatī)
• साम्बम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (अम्बया सह वर्तते इति)

• वृषभसंस्थितम्: seated on the bull
• वृषभसंस्थितम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त, क्त; सम्+स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वृषभे संस्थितः)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) उपसर्गः तु- (तु + स्तु → तुष्टु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भवानीपतिम्: the husband of Bhavānī
• भवानीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भवान्याः पतिः)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kshetra (Setubandha/Rameshvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage beholds Shiva with Uma, seated upon Nandi; overwhelmed, he bows and begins a hymn. The scene balances majesty (Ishvara) with tenderness (Uma-sahita).

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Umā/Pārvatī (Ambā/Bhavānī)
• Vṛṣabha (Nandin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True encounter with the divine naturally culminates in humility (praṇāma) and praise (stuti), acknowledging Śiva as Lord with Umā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra, where the vision of Umā-Maheśvara is narrated as a reward for sustained tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverential acts—darśana, praṇāma, and stuti—are implied devotional responses, though not a formal ritual rule.