Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

विजित्य तपसा देवी पार्वती परमेण हि । शम्भुं सर्वार्थदं स्थाणुं केवलं स्वस्वरूपिणम्

Transliteration

vijitya tapasā devī pārvatī parameṇa hi | śambhuṃ sarvārthadaṃ sthāṇuṃ kevalaṃ svasvarūpiṇam

Translation

بزهدها وتقشفها الأسمى غلبت الإلهة بارفتي كلَّ العوائق، وظفرت بشَمبهو—واهبِ كلِّ خير، الربِّ الثابت غير المتحرك (ستھانو)، القائمِ وحده في ماهيته الذاتية.

Word by Word

• विजित्य: having conquered
• विजित्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + जि (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): having conquered

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• परमेण: by supreme (means)
• परमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental singular: by supreme [austerity])

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle)

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• सर्वार्थदम्: giver of all goals/boons
• सर्वार्थदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अर्थ + द (प्रातिपदिक); सर्वार्थद (समस्तपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (giver of all aims/boons)

• स्थाणुम्: the Immovable one (Śiva)
• स्थाणुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• केवलम्: sole/absolute
• केवलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वस्वरूपिणम्: abiding in his own essential nature
• स्वस्वरूपिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक); स्वस्वरूपिन् (समस्तपद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one whose nature is his own true form)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, radiant from austerity, stands before Śiva (Śambhu/Sthāṇu) who is calm, immovable, and luminous; the moment suggests ‘winning over’ as the Lord’s gracious turning toward her.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śambhu
• Sthāṇu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persevering tapas aligned with dharma draws Śiva’s grace; Śiva is portrayed as the giver of all legitimate human aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa context associates this divine encounter motif with the Kedāra region’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes tapas as the transformative practice.