Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

नियमैर्विविधैस्तस्माच्छोषयिष्ये कलेवरम् । अनुजानीत मां तत्र यदि वः करुणा मयि

Transliteration

niyamairvividhaistasmācchoṣayiṣye kalevaram | anujānīta māṃ tatra yadi vaḥ karuṇā mayi

Translation

Deshalb werde ich durch verschiedene Disziplinen diesen Körper austrocknen. Erlaubt mir, dorthin zu gehen, wenn ihr Mitleid mit mir habt.

Word by Word

• नियमैः: by disciplines/observances
• नियमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (नियमैः)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शोषयिष्ये: I shall dry up/emaciate
• शोषयिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुष् (धातु) [णिच् causative: शोषयति]
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप (आत्मवाच्य-प्रयोगे अर्थः)

• कलेवरम्: the body
• कलेवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अनुजानीत: permit/allow
• अनुजानीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वः: your
• वः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• करुणा: compassion
• करुणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मयि: toward/in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the maiden’s request to her parents)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A virtuous young goddess-like maiden, hands folded in añjali, declares a severe vow to ‘dry up’ the body through disciplines, pleading for compassionate permission from her parents/elders; austere interior with minimal objects, suggesting impending renunciation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual resolve is expressed through niyamas—structured observances that channel intention into practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse references “there” without naming a tīrtha; the emphasis is on permission for austerity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyamas (observances) are implied—fasting, restraint, vows, and other regulated practices associated with tapas.