Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अवतीर्णास्ति तं देशं तपोविघ्नचिकीर्षया । अहं च सौरभेयी च सामेयी बुद्बुदालता

Transliteration

avatīrṇāsti taṃ deśaṃ tapovighnacikīrṣayā | ahaṃ ca saurabheyī ca sāmeyī budbudālatā

Translation

Wir stiegen zu jenem Ort herab, in der Absicht, seine Askese zu stören. Ich—und Saurabheyī, Sāmeyī sowie Budbudālatā—

Word by Word

• अवतीर्णाः: (we) having descended / arrived
• अवतीर्णाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु) → अवतीर्ण (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; finite verb sense with 'अस्ति' (periphrastic perfect-like)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (deictic)

• देशम्: region, place
• देशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तपः-विघ्न-चिकीर्षया: with the intention of causing an obstacle to the austerity
• तपः-विघ्न-चिकीर्षया: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) → चिकीर्षा (कृदन्त, सन्-इच्छार्थ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेतु/प्रयोजनार्थे (instrumental of purpose): 'with the desire to do'

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सौरभेयी: Saurabheyī (a name)
• सौरभेयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरभेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सामेयी: Sāmeyī (a name)
• सामेयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बुद्बुदालता: Budbudālatā (a name)
• बुद्बुदालता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्बुद (प्रातिपदिक) + लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (bubble-like creeper / bubble-creeper as a name)

Speaker

Varcā (Apsaras)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata / a Kṣatriya interlocutor (as addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four alluring female figures descend together into a forested austerity-ground where a brāhmaṇa performs severe tapas; their arrival is sudden, coordinated, and purposeful.

Characters & Entities

• Varcā
• Saurabheyī
• Sāmeyī
• Budbudālatā
• Brāhmaṇa ascetic (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress is often tested; obstacles to tapas may arise through alluring distractions, demanding steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is identified; the sanctity derives from the ascetic’s presence and practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse states an intention to disrupt austerity, highlighting the theme of spiritual testing.