Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मादिमुनयो देवीमद्भुतरूपिणीम् । पश्यंतः शरणं जग्मुर्मनसा परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tatra brahmādimunayo devīmadbhutarūpiṇīm | paśyaṃtaḥ śaraṇaṃ jagmurmanasā parameśvaram

Translation

在那里，梵天与诸圣仙见到女神奇妙无比的形相，便在心中归依至上主帕拉梅湿伐罗。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• ब्रह्मादि-मुनयः: the sages beginning with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मादि-मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आदि-शब्देन विशेषिताः मुनयः)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अद्भुत-रूपिणीम्: of wondrous form
• अद्भुत-रूपिणीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवीम्)

• पश्यन्तः: seeing
• पश्यन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु) → पश्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावेन (seeing)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (गम्यकर्म)

• जग्मुः: went (took)
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (शरणं जग्मुः—यस्य)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī of wondrous form appears before Brahmā and assembled sages; their hands folded, eyes widened in awe, while their minds turn inward toward Parameśvara as the unseen refuge behind the vision.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sages (Munis)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva (Parameśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Awe before divine beauty culminates in śaraṇāgati—inner refuge in Parameśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse highlights an interior act of devotion within the narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies mānasa-śaraṇāgati—taking mental refuge—as a devotional act, rather than a formal external rite.