Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

देवतानां च प्रत्यक्षं तांडवं नर्तसे यदि । पारयित्वा व्रतं सम्यग्ब्रह्मचर्यं महेश्वर

Transliteration

devatānāṃ ca pratyakṣaṃ tāṃḍavaṃ nartase yadi | pārayitvā vrataṃ samyagbrahmacaryaṃ maheśvara

Translation

«إن كنتَ سترقص رقصة التاندافا في حضرة الآلهة عيانًا، وبعد أن تُتمّ النذر على وجهه الصحيح مع حفظ البراهمتشريا حفظًا كاملًا، يا ماهيشڤرا…»

Word by Word

• devatānām: of the gods
• devatānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• pratyakṣam: manifestly / directly
• pratyakṣam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारान्त; अव्ययीभाव/अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• tāṇḍavam: the Tāṇḍava dance
• tāṇḍavam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nartase: you dance
• nartase: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• pārayitvā: having completed
• pārayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pṛ (धातु, पारयति caus.) → pārayitvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), हेतुपूर्वक क्रिया (having completed)

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• brahmacaryam: celibacy / brahmacarya
• brahmacaryam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• maheśvara: O Maheshvara
• maheśvara: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī/Bhagavatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva performs the Tāṇḍava before assembled devas; the Goddess states conditions: complete the vow properly with brahmacarya. The scene is dynamic—raised foot, flying matted locks, rhythmic attendants—yet framed by the solemnity of vow-discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Devatāḥ
• Tāṇḍava
• Brahmacarya
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma praises disciplined vow-keeping (vrata) and brahmacarya as foundations for divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader unit belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya; this verse itself focuses on vow and divine act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper completion of a vrata with brahmacarya, framed within the Cāturmāsya season.