Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

यम उवाच । ईशानस्य च यद्रूपं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भामिनि । तेनाहं तपसा युक्तः शिवया सह शंकरम्

Transliteration

yama uvāca | īśānasya ca yadrūpaṃ draṣṭumicchāmi bhāmini | tenāhaṃ tapasā yuktaḥ śivayā saha śaṃkaram

Translation

Yama sprach: „O Schöne, ich wünsche eben jene Gestalt Īśānas zu schauen. Darum übe ich Askese, zusammen mit Śivā, und suche Śaṅkara.“

Word by Word

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ईशानस्य: of Īśāna
• ईशानस्य: Sambandha (Possession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भामिनि: O radiant lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तेन: therefore; by that
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• युक्तः: joined; engaged
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘अहम्’)

• शिवया: with Śivā
• शिवया: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable expressing accompaniment)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara
• शङ्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Yama

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varddhanī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama speaks with solemn devotion, declaring his wish to behold Īśāna’s form; Śivā and Śaṅkara are invoked as the divine focus of austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Īśāna
• Śivā
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted cosmic authorities pursue divine darśana through tapas, showing that realization of Śiva is attained by disciplined austerity and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred setting for austerities, but this verse primarily glorifies Śiva (Īśāna/Śaṅkara) rather than naming a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is indicated as the spiritual practice undertaken for attaining the vision of Śiva.