Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

इति मातुर्वचः श्रुत्वा तुतोष द्विज नंदनः । प्रत्याह राजपुत्रस्तां विस्रब्धः शंकरार्चने

Transliteration

iti māturvacaḥ śrutvā tutoṣa dvija naṃdanaḥ | pratyāha rājaputrastāṃ visrabdhaḥ śaṃkarārcane

Translation

听闻母亲之言，婆罗门之子心生欢喜。随后王子从容作答，语气安定自信，根基在于对商羯罗（Śaṅkara）的礼拜。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• mātuḥ: of (his) mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘श्रुत्वा’ = having heard

• tutoṣa: was pleased, rejoiced
• tutoṣa: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dvija-nandanaḥ: son of the Brahmin
• dvija-nandanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजस्य नन्दनः)

• pratyāha: replied, said in return
• pratyāha: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rāja-putraḥ: the king's son, prince
• rāja-putraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः पुत्रः)

• tām: to her / her (that woman)
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• visrabdhaḥ: confident, at ease
• visrabdhaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: visrabdha (प्रातिपदिक; √sraṃb/śrambh-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (confident/at ease)

• śaṃkara-arcane: in the worship of Śaṅkara
• śaṃkara-arcane: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शंकरस्य अर्चने)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a modest house, a composed prince addresses an elder mother after hearing her counsel; a small Śiva-liṅga or Śaṅkara icon with lamps and bilva leaves indicates his grounding in worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadiness born of devotion (Śiva-worship) supports dharmic decisions, even regarding wealth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śaṅkarārcana (worship of Śiva) is referenced as the devotional foundation, though no procedure is detailed.