Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रसीद प्रणतानस्मान्सौम्यदृष्ट्या विलोकय

Transliteration

prasīda praṇatānasmānsaumyadṛṣṭyā vilokaya

Translation

اے دیوی! مہربان ہو؛ ہم جو تیرے حضور سجدہ ریز ہیں، ہمیں اپنی نرم اور مبارک نگاہ سے دیکھ۔

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious; be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रणतान्: those who have bowed down; supplicants
• प्रणतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणत (कृदन्त; प्र√नम् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• सौम्यदृष्ट्या: with a gentle glance
• सौम्यदृष्ट्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सौम्याया दृष्टिः)

• विलोकय: look upon; behold
• विलोकय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devotees/praisers addressing Niśādevī (deduced).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devotees with folded hands prostrate before a radiant Devī; her eyes are soft and benevolent, casting an auspicious glance that calms fear and grants protection.

Characters & Entities

• Niśādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and surrender invite divine grace; the devotee seeks transformation through the Goddess’s auspicious sight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this line; it is a direct devotional petition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, pranāma (bowing) and stuti (praise) as devotional practice; no formal rite is detailed.