Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

मम त्वया द्विजश्रेष्ठ स्तुतिरेषा निरूपिता । भविष्यति मनोऽभीष्टप्राप्तये प्राणिनां भुवि

Transliteration

mama tvayā dvijaśreṣṭha stutireṣā nirūpitā | bhaviṣyati mano'bhīṣṭaprāptaye prāṇināṃ bhuvi

Translation

اے دِوِج شریشٹھ! میری یہ ستوتی تم نے بیان کی ہے۔ زمین پر یہ جانداروں کے لیے دل کی مراد پانے کا وسیلہ بنے گی۔

Word by Word

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun, gen. sg.)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent-instrument (करण/कर्तृ-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun, instr. sg.)

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठः) (voc. sg.)

• स्तुतिः: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• एषा: this
• एषा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• निरूपिता: was composed/arranged
• निरूपिता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + उपित/रूपित (प्रातिपदिक; √रूप्/√रुप् (धातु) caus./denom. + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), निर्-उपसर्ग; कर्मणि-भाव (fem. nom. sg.)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. fut.)

• मनः: of the mind
• मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (neut. gen. sg.)

• अभीष्टप्राप्तये: for the attainment of the desired (wish)
• अभीष्टप्राप्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष् (धातु) + अभि- उपसर्ग, क्त) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √प्राप् (धातु) + क्तिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अभीष्टस्य प्राप्तिः) → चतुर्थी (dative of purpose) (fem. dat. sg.)

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; (masc. gen. pl.)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (fem. loc. sg.)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context; narrative voice likely Sūta reporting)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viśvāmitra (addressed as dvija-śreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord addresses Viśvāmitra as ‘dvija-śreṣṭha’, declaring the hymn will grant beings their heart’s desires on earth; sages rejoice, devotees approach with offerings, the manuscript glows as a sacred object.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise, when aligned with dharma, becomes a grace-bearing instrument that supports the fulfillment of rightful aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular sacred place is referenced; the verse focuses on the fruit (phala) of the hymn itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation and propagation of the stuti (hymn) as a devotional observance.