Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

शीघ्रमेव करिष्यामि ततो युक्तमनंतरम् । एवमस्त्विति तां देवीं वीरकः प्राह सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

śīghrameva kariṣyāmi tato yuktamanaṃtaram | evamastviti tāṃ devīṃ vīrakaḥ prāha sāṃpratam

Translation

আমি তৎক্ষণাৎ করব; তারপর যা যথাযথ, তা বিলম্ব না করে ঘটবে। “তথাস্তु,” বলে বীরক তখন দেবীকে বলল।

Word by Word

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• eva: indeed, certainly
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future, 1st person, Singular

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from that')

• yuktam: proper, appropriate
• yuktam: Karya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used predicatively; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• anantaram: immediately
• anantaram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: 'immediately')

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 3rd person, Singular

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• vīrakaḥ: Vīraka
• vīrakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• sāṃpratam: now, at that moment
• sāṃpratam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃprata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: 'now/at present')

Speaker

Vīraka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīraka, hands folded, responds swiftly to the Goddess’s instruction; the Goddess stands or sits in ascetic composure, the sacred grove and Śiva-symbols nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Vīraka
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt, disciplined service to a sacred vow sustains spiritual work; dharma is strengthened by immediate right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on safeguarding Devī’s ascetic setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it confirms adherence to the protective rule around the tapas-site.