Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
मंत्रेणानेन सद्भक्त्या तवेदं वच्मि सुन्दरि
Transliteration
maṃtreṇānena sadbhaktyā tavedaṃ vacmi sundari
Translation
اے حسین، اس منتر کے ساتھ اور سچی بھکتی کے ساتھ میں یہ بات تم سے کہتا ہوں۔
Word by Word
मन्त्रेणby/with a mantra
मन्त्रेण:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular
अनेनwith this
अनेन:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental (3rd), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally
सद्भक्त्याwith true devotion
सद्भक्त्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्-भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भक्ति)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; कर्मधारयः (सती भक्ति:)
तवto you/your
तव:
Sambandha (Possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular; pronoun
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; pronoun
वच्मिI say/speak
वच्मि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 1st person, Singular
सुन्दरिO beautiful one
सुन्दरि:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
Lakṣmī (contextual instruction leading into the concluding mantra)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: sundarī (beautiful lady)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A guru-like narrator leans slightly toward the princess, raising a hand in instruction, as attendants fall silent—signaling the moment of mantra impartation before the concluding rite.
Characters & Entities
M
Mantra (generic)S
Sundarī (addressed)FAQs
Mantra is effective when joined to sincere devotion and correct transmission of instruction.
No site is named in this verse; it functions as a transition within a tīrtha-related ritual teaching.
It cues that the following words are to be spoken as a mantra with sincere devotion.