Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

न तत्पश्यामि यत्तुभ्यं दद्म्याशीः का तवोचिता । इत्युक्ते मातृवात्सल्याच्छैलेन्द्र महिषी तदा

Transliteration

na tatpaśyāmi yattubhyaṃ dadmyāśīḥ kā tavocitā | ityukte mātṛvātsalyācchailendra mahiṣī tadā

Translation

“我看不出有什么祝福真正配得上你。”话音刚落，山岳之王的王后出于慈母的深情，在那时做出了回应。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• paśyāmi: I see
• paśyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (पश् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yat: which
• yat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• dadmi: I give
• dadmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• āśīḥ: a blessing
• āśīḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (आशीस्-शब्दः)

• kā: what? which?
• kā: Karta (Predicate/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ucitā: proper, fitting
• ucitā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (आशीः इति) — 'proper'

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण-चिह्न)

• ukte: when it was said
• ukte: Adhikarana (Time/सप्तमी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्काल (लोके) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'उक्त' का सप्तमी एकवचन (नपुंसक/पुं) प्रयोगः; 'when (this) was said'

• mātṛ-vātsalyāt: from motherly affection
• mātṛ-vātsalyāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + vātsalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — 'मातुः वात्सल्यम्' (motherly affection)

• śailendra: O lord of mountains
• śailendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śailendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन (हे शैलेन्द्र)

• mahiṣī: the queen
• mahiṣī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, in Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (as sacred mountain archetype)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator confesses inability to give a fitting blessing; the Mountain-Lord’s queen (Pārvatī) responds, moved by maternal tenderness—eyes softened, posture protective and affectionate.

Characters & Entities

• Himācala (Lord of Mountains)
• Queen of Himācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even blessings must be appropriate (ucita) to one’s destiny; affection alone does not override dharmic fitness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is narrative dialogue within the Kaumārikā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on speech about blessings and maternal affection.