Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा गौरी सुस्थिरमानसा । तपः कर्त्तुं समारेभे कंपा नद्यास्तटे शुभे

Transliteration

iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā gaurī susthiramānasā | tapaḥ karttuṃ samārebhe kaṃpā nadyāstaṭe śubhe

Translation

Als sie jene Worte hörte, begann Gaurī, nun festen Geistes, am glückverheißenden Ufer des Kampā-Flusses Askese zu üben.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• गौरी: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुस्थिरमानसा: with a very steady mind
• सुस्थिरमानसा: Visheshana (Adjectival to गौरी/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: सुस्थिरं मानसं यस्याः (having a very steady mind)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कर्त्तुम्: to perform
• कर्त्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (for doing)

• समारेभे: began/undertook
• समारेभे: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कम्पा: of (the river) Kampā
• कम्पा: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (नद्याः विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)

• नद्याः: of the river
• नद्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Adjectival to तटे/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तट-विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kampā (near Arunācala)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurī, calm and resolute, arrives at the auspicious bank of the Kampā River near the looming presence of Arunācala, preparing to begin austerities.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Kampā River

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Firm resolve and steady mind are the foundation for successful tapas (austerity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kampā River’s auspicious bank, within the Arunachala sacred region, is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking up tapas at a sacred riverside (taṭa) is indicated as a meritorious practice.