Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

इत्यनेकैश्चाटुवाक्यैः सूक्तैर्देवेन बोधिता । कोपं तीव्रं न तत्याज सती मर्मणि घट्टिता

Transliteration

ityanekaiścāṭuvākyaiḥ sūktairdevena bodhitā | kopaṃ tīvraṃ na tatyāja satī marmaṇi ghaṭṭitā

Translation

Kaya nito, bagaman pinaalalahanan siya ng Diyos sa maraming matatamis at maririkit na pananalita, hindi pa rin binitiwan ni Satī ang kanyang matinding galit—sapagkat natamaan ang maselang sugat ng kanyang puso.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निर्देशक (quotative/thus)

• अनेकैः: with many
• अनेकैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चाटुवाक्यैः: with flattering speeches
• चाटुवाक्यैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाटु + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—चाटूनि वाक्यानि (flattering words)

• सूक्तैः: with well-spoken words
• सूक्तैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवेन: by the god
• देवेन: कर्ता/करण (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• बोधिता: instructed / persuaded
• बोधिता: कर्म (Patient/subject of passive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोगे भूतकृदन्त (having been instructed)

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीव्रम्: intense
• तीव्रम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कोपम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• तत्याज: abandoned / gave up
• तत्याज: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सती: Sati
• सती: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मर्मणि: in (her) vital spot / heart
• मर्मणि: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• घट्टिता: hurt / struck
• घट्टिता: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घट्ट् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (struck/pressed)

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks many sweet, flattering, well-formed words; Satī’s face remains set, anger blazing—her inner sore point visibly struck.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Satī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When inner hurt is triggered, mere sweet speech may not heal; true reconciliation requires addressing the underlying wound.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly glorified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.