Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तोषयित्वाद्रितनया दण्डवत्प्रणिपत्य च । जग्राह पादयुगलं तां प्रोवाच दयापरः

Transliteration

toṣayitvādritanayā daṇḍavatpraṇipatya ca | jagrāha pādayugalaṃ tāṃ provāca dayāparaḥ

Translation

پہاڑ کی بیٹی نے انہیں راضی کرکے دَندوت پرنام کیا؛ اور ان کے دونوں قدموں کو تھام لیا۔ تب رحم دل پروردگار نے اس سے فرمایا۔

Word by Word

• toṣayitvā: having pleased
• toṣayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) → toṣayitvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘तोषयित्वा’ = having pleased (causative nuance)

• adritanayā: by the mountain’s daughter (Pārvatī)
• adritanayā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in gerund context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adri + tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—अद्रि + तनया (तत्पुरुष: अद्रेः तनया)

• daṇḍavat: prostrating fully
• daṇḍavat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daṇḍavat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): ‘like a staff’ = prostrate

• praṇipatya: having bowed
• praṇipatya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√nam (धातु) → praṇipatya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘प्रणिपत्य’ = having bowed down

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• jagrāha: took, grasped
• jagrāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pādayugalam: the pair of feet
• pādayugalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda + yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—पाद + युगल (तत्पुरुष: पादयोः युगलम्)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• provāca: said to (her)
• provāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dayāparaḥ: one devoted to compassion
• dayāparaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dayā + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—दयायां परः (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Śiva–Pārvatī dialogue)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the Purāṇic discourse (implied), while the immediate exchange is Śiva addressing Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī performs daṇḍavat prostration and grasps Śiva’s feet; Śiva, moved by compassion, begins to speak—an intimate moment of grace and instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Aditanaya)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and surrender precede higher knowledge; the compassionate teacher responds when approached with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse emphasizes devotional conduct within the dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daṇḍavat-praṇipāta (full prostration) is exemplified as a devotional act, though not framed as a formal vow.