Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

मा मुह्याम पार्वतीं च यथा नारदपर्वतौ । ततस्तथैव तच्चक्रे सर्वेषामीप्सितं वचः

Transliteration

mā muhyāma pārvatīṃ ca yathā nāradaparvatau | tatastathaiva taccakre sarveṣāmīpsitaṃ vacaḥ

Translation

เขากล่าวว่า “อย่าหลงผิดในพระปารวตีดังที่ครั้งหนึ่งนารทและปรวตเคยหลง” แล้วเขาก็กระทำให้ถ้อยคำอันเป็นที่ปรารถนาของทุกผู้สำเร็จดังนั้นเอง

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Kriya-visheshana (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• मुह्याम: let us not be deluded
• मुह्याम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; निषेधेन सह ‘मा’

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamana/Prakara (Comparison/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as, just as)

• नारद-पर्वतौ: Nārada and Parvata
• नारद-पर्वतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (नारदश्च पर्वतश्च)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/अनन्तरता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्/thereupon; adverb)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (in that manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चक्रे: did / made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः)

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating (speaker within the verse is not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A senior figure (implied counselor/leader among devas or sages) urges the assembly: ‘Do not be deluded about Pārvatī as Nārada and Parvata once were’; the group nods, and a decisive action follows to fulfill the desired outcome.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Nārada
• Parvata (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic memory guards against moha: one should act with discernment, guided by precedent and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is an intertextual reference to an earlier sage-episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes correct understanding and agreement in the unfolding of the marriage proceedings.