Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

एवं प्रणम्य देवं स मातरं प्रणतोऽब्रवीत् । त्वयापि मातर्नैवात्र त्याज्यं मम प्रियेप्सया

Transliteration

evaṃ praṇamya devaṃ sa mātaraṃ praṇato'bravīt | tvayāpi mātarnaivātra tyājyaṃ mama priyepsayā

Translation

ครั้นนอบน้อมแด่เทพแล้ว เขากล่าวกับมารดาด้วยความเคารพว่า: “แม่เอ๋ย ด้วยความรักที่มีต่อข้า แม่ก็อย่าละทิ้งสถานที่นี้เลย”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• देवम्: the god (Śiva)
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणत (कृदन्त; प्र-नम्, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of सः)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartṛ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• मातर्: O mother
• मातर्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis/only)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• त्याज्यम्: to be abandoned
• त्याज्यम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्याज्य (कृदन्त; त्यज्-धातु, यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रियैप्सया: out of desire for what is dear
• प्रियैप्सया: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय-ईप्सा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतु/निमित्त-निर्देश

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (Mother)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After bowing to Śiva, Skanda turns with folded hands toward Pārvatī, speaking gently, requesting her not to leave; Śiva remains in the background as witness, emphasizing familial sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śiva
• Umā/Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are sanctified by divine presence; devotion includes honoring both Śiva and the Divine Mother.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The text points to ‘this place’ as holy due to divine presence, but does not provide a specific geographic name in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a narrative request for the Goddess to remain at the sanctified locale.