Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचारी ततः प्राह काश्चिद्ब्राह्मणकाम्यया । कृत्वा वार्तास्ततः स्वीयमभीष्टं कुरु पार्वति

Transliteration

brahmacārī tataḥ prāha kāścidbrāhmaṇakāmyayā | kṛtvā vārtāstataḥ svīyamabhīṣṭaṃ kuru pārvati

Translation

随后梵行者说道：“为了一种与婆罗门相关的愿求，你先与我稍作言谈，然后就随你本心所愿而行吧，帕尔瓦蒂。”

Word by Word

• brahmacārī: the brahmacārin
• brahmacārī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कालवाचक अव्यय

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kāścit: some (woman)
• kāścit: Karta (Implied: some woman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāścid (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (some/any)

• brāhmaṇakāmyayā: by/with (a) desire for a brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇakāmyayā: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘ब्राह्मणस्य काम्या’ (desire for a brāhmaṇa)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund)

• vārtāḥ: talks/conversation
• vārtāḥ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (or प्रथमा बहुवचन by context); here as कर्म of kṛtvā: ‘vārtāḥ kṛtvā’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय

• svīyam: one's own
• svīyam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (abhīṣṭam)

• abhīṣṭam: desired wish/goal
• abhīṣṭam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kuru: do/perform
• kuru: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pārvati: O Pārvatī
• pārvati: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmacārin (ascetic, in dialogue with Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brahmacārin gently addresses Pārvatī, suggesting a specific purpose tied to a brāhmaṇa-related desire, asking her to converse first and then do as she wishes—calming the impending act.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Brahmacārin
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even strong personal aims should be preceded by thoughtful dialogue and discernment, aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on counsel within Pārvatī’s tapas narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse frames a dharmic pause—conversation and reflection—before action.