Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इमं स्तवं नारदस्य नित्यं राजन्पठाम्यहम् । तेन मे परमा प्रीतिं करोति मुनिसत्तमः

Transliteration

imaṃ stavaṃ nāradasya nityaṃ rājanpaṭhāmyaham | tena me paramā prītiṃ karoti munisattamaḥ

Translation

اے راجَن! میں نارد کا یہ ستَو ہر روز پڑھتا ہوں؛ اسی کے سبب وہ افضل ترین مُنی مجھے اعلیٰ ترین خوشنودی اور عنایت عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• imam: this
• imam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• stavam: hymn
• stavam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nāradāsya: of Narada
• nāradāsya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभाव (adverbial accusative)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• paṭhāmi: I recite
• paṭhāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (1st person pronoun)

• tena: by that/thereby
• tena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental: by that/thereby)

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी (Genitive: of me)

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘prītiṃ’ विशेषणम्

• prītim: delight/affection
• prītim: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• karoti: produces/does
• karoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• muni-sattamaḥ: the best of sages
• muni-sattamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमः)

Speaker

Unspecified (addressing a King; Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king listens as the narrator recites Nārada’s hymn daily; Nārada appears in a subtle vision, bestowing joy and favor.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• King (Rājan)
• Muni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotional recitation (stotra-pāṭha) cultivates grace and a living relationship with the revered sage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes the merit of daily hymn-recitation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily recitation of the Nārada-stava is recommended as a devotional practice.