Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

राज्ञ्युवाच । चंद्रांगदो मम पिता माता सीमंतिनी च मे । तयोर्याचे महादेव त्वत्पार्श्वे सन्निधिं सदा

Transliteration

rājñyuvāca | caṃdrāṃgado mama pitā mātā sīmaṃtinī ca me | tayoryāce mahādeva tvatpārśve sannidhiṃ sadā

Translation

王后说道：“月臂铠（Candrāṃgada）是我的父亲，西曼蒂妮（Sīmaṃtinī）是我的母亲。噢大自在天（Mahādeva），我为他们祈求恒常得在你身侧亲近。”

Word by Word

• rājñī: the queen
• rājñī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājñī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्-धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• caṃdrāṃgadaḥ: Candrāṅgada (name)
• caṃdrāṃgadaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra-aṃgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (name)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• pitā: father
• pitā: Viśeṣya (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sīmaṃtinī: Sīmaṃtinī (name)
• sīmaṃtinī: Viśeṣya (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sīmaṃtinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• tayoḥ: of those two (parents)
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual); here षष्ठी (of the two)

• yāce: I ask/beg
• yāce: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (याच्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tvat-pārśve: at your side
• tvat-pārśve: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (at your side)

• sannidhim: presence/attendance
• sannidhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

Rājñī Kīrtimālinī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādeva (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Queen Kīrtimālinī speaks directly, naming her father Candrāṃgada and mother Sīmaṃtinī, requesting that they dwell forever at Mahādeva’s side.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Candrāṃgada
• Sīmaṃtinī
• Kīrtimālinī (speaker)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee’s compassion extends to parents—seeking their spiritual uplift through closeness to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes Śiva’s ‘pārśva-sannidhi’ as the desired blessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a prayerful request for a boon.