Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

अथ सर्वानुपामंत्र्य शारदां च यशस्विनीम् । विधायानुग्रहं तेषां ययौ स्वैरगतिर्मुनिः

Transliteration

atha sarvānupāmaṃtrya śāradāṃ ca yaśasvinīm | vidhāyānugrahaṃ teṣāṃ yayau svairagatirmuniḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, nagpaalam siya sa lahat—lalo na sa marangal na Śāradā—at matapos igawad ang kanyang pagpapala sa kanila, ang muni ay umalis, malayang naglalakbay ayon sa kanyang kalooban.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/now)

• सर्वान्: all (persons)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• उप-आमन्त्र्य: having invited/taken leave (after addressing)
• उप-आमन्त्र्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + मन्त्र् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• शारदाम्: Śāradā (Sarasvatī)
• शारदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यशस्विनीम्: the glorious (lady)
• यशस्विनीम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शारदाम्)

• विधाय: having bestowed/done
• विधाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप्-रूप (विधाय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund; ‘having done/arranged’)

• अनुग्रहम्: favor; grace
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them; for them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वैर-गतिः: one whose movement is free (moving at will)
• स्वैर-गतिः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वैर (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (स्वैरा गतिः यस्य सः)

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

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage, staff in hand, receives final salutations; he blesses the gathered people, with special regard to the illustrious Śāradā, then walks away unhurried and self-possessed.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Śāradā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic relationship concludes with courtesy, blessings, and non-attachment—service completed, the sage moves on.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse highlights the etiquette of leave-taking and the giving of blessings.