Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तपोभिर्दीप्तचरितैर्यत्त्वां प्रार्थितवत्यहम् । तस्य मे नियमस्यैवमवमानः पदेपदे

Transliteration

tapobhirdīptacaritairyattvāṃ prārthitavatyaham | tasya me niyamasyaivamavamānaḥ padepade

Translation

Durch Askese und leuchtende Gelübde habe ich dich erfleht; doch eben diese Zucht wird mir nun auf Schritt und Tritt entehrt.

Word by Word

• tapobhiḥ: by austerities
• tapobhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• dīpta-caritaiḥ: by illustrious deeds/observances
• dīpta-caritaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + carita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दीप्तानि चरितानि)

• yat: that (fact) that
• yat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे ‘यत्’ = ‘that which/that’

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prārthitavatī: having prayed to/entreated
• prārthitavatī: Kriya (Participial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + arth (धातु) → prārthita (कृदन्त) + vatī (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवत्-प्रत्यय/परिप्रयोगः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having entreated’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic genitive)

• niyamasya: of the vow/discipline
• niyamasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• avamānaḥ: insult/disrespect
• avamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pade: at (each) step
• pade: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• pade: at every step
• pade: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्तिः (idiom: pade pade)

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī recalls her past austerities—visualized as a flashback: her in ascetic posture, matted hair or simple attire, surrounded by sacred fire or forest austerity setting—contrasted with the present scene of confrontation with Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual discipline (tapas, niyama) deserves honor; belittling sincere effort becomes a moral failing.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas and niyama are referenced generally, but no specific vrata procedure is detailed here.