Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

इति प्रपन्नां शरणं द्विजांगनामाश्वास्य वाक्यैरमृतोपमानैः । उपादिदेशाथ तयोः कुमारयोर्मुनिः शिवाराधनमंत्र विद्याम्

Transliteration

iti prapannāṃ śaraṇaṃ dvijāṃganāmāśvāsya vākyairamṛtopamānaiḥ | upādideśātha tayoḥ kumārayormuniḥ śivārādhanamaṃtra vidyām

Translation

Vậy, an ủi người phụ nữ Bà-la-môn đã quy y bằng những lời ngọt như cam lộ, vị ẩn sĩ liền truyền dạy cho hai thiếu niên pháp môn chân ngôn—minh triết—để phụng thờ Śiva.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• प्रपन्नाम्: (her) who had surrendered
• प्रपन्नाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) ‘surrendered’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• शरणम्: as refuge
• शरणम्: Gati-karma (Goal/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as goal: as refuge)

• द्विज-अङ्गनाम्: the brahmin woman
• द्विज-अङ्गनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• आश्वास्य: having comforted
• आश्वास्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śvas (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund); ‘having consoled’

• वाक्यैः: with words
• वाक्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• अमृत-उपमानैः: like nectar
• अमृत-उपमानैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + upamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); विशेषण (of वाक्यैः)

• उपादिदेश: instructed/taught
• उपादिदेश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√diś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• कुमारयोः: of the two boys
• कुमारयोः: Sambandha (Recipient relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; द्विवचन (Genitive dual)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• शिव-आराधन-मन्त्र-विद्याम्: the mantra-knowledge of worshipping Śiva
• शिव-आराधन-मन्त्र-विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (Śiva-worship mantra-knowledge)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience/ṛṣi (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage consoles the mother with nectar-like speech, then turns to the two boys and imparts Śiva-ārādhanā mantra-vidyā; a subtle aura suggests initiation.

Characters & Entities

• muni (Śāṇḍilya implied)
• Śiva
• dvijāṅganā (brāhmaṇa woman)
• two boys

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When refuge is taken with sincerity, the guru responds with compassion and gives a practical path—Śiva-upāsanā grounded in mantra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse glorifies Śiva worship as a universally accessible dharmic remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Instruction in śivārādhana-mantra-vidyā—formal guidance for worship of Śiva through mantra practice.