Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

निराहारा ततस्तापं प्रापुस्तत्तपसो जनाः । ततो जगत्समालोक्य तदीयतपसोर्जितम्

Transliteration

nirāhārā tatastāpaṃ prāpustattapaso janāḥ | tato jagatsamālokya tadīyatapasorjitam

Translation

Dann wurde sie gänzlich ohne Nahrung; und durch die Glut jener Askese wurden die Menschen von ihrer brennenden Kraft bedrängt. Darauf, als er die Welt sah, die von der Macht ihres Tapas ergriffen war,—

Word by Word

• nirāhārāḥ: without food, fasting
• nirāhārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjectival use)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; काल/अनुक्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (temporal adverb: 'then')

• tāpam: austerity, penance
• tāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• prāpuḥ: attained, reached
• prāpuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) बहुवचनम्

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier to 'tapasaḥ')

• tapasaḥ: of penance/austerity
• tapasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (then)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• samālokya: having looked at, having observed
• samālokya: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• tadīya: belonging to them/their
• tadīya: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to 'tapasaḥ-ūrjitam')

• tapasaḥ: of penance
• tapasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्

• ūrjitam: strengthened, empowered
• ūrjitam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ūrjita (प्रातिपदिक; √ūrj/√vṛdh sense)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicative/attributive)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī in severe fasting-austerity; her tapas radiates as heat/effulgence affecting beings; sages and creatures appear distressed under the burning spiritual energy; the cosmos seems to shimmer.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is portrayed as a real spiritual force that can affect the cosmos, not merely personal hardship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the universal impact of tapas within the Himalayan setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nirāhāra (complete fasting) is described as part of the ascetic progression.