Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

यास्याम्यहं परित्यक्तुमात्मानं तपसा गिरिम् । जीवंत्या नास्ति मे कृत्यं धूर्तेन परिभूतया

Transliteration

yāsyāmyahaṃ parityaktumātmānaṃ tapasā girim | jīvaṃtyā nāsti me kṛtyaṃ dhūrtena paribhūtayā

Translation

Ich werde zum Berg gehen und meinen Körper durch Askese aufgeben. Weiterzuleben hat keinen Zweck für mich, da ich von einem Betrüger beleidigt wurde.

Word by Word

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• परित्यक्तुम्: to abandon; to give up
• परित्यक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + परि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• आत्मानम्: myself; the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरिम्: to the mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) (गन्तव्य/देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जीवन्त्याः: for me (a woman) living; while alive
• जीवन्त्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; जीव् धातु, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative or 6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existential/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्यम्: duty; task
• कृत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (अस्ति-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धूर्तेन: by a rogue; by a deceiver
• धूर्तेन: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिभूतया: being insulted/humiliated
• परिभूतया: Karana (Instrument/करण) (स्ववर्णन-हेतुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिभूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परि + भू धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Giri-tapas-bhūmi (archetypal)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī turns away from Śiva, eyes wet yet fierce, pointing toward distant snow-peaks; the mountain path appears as a thin line into mist, signaling her intent to undertake tapas and abandon the body.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Giri (Mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Despair can arise from insult; dharma teaches steadiness and seeking reconciliation rather than self-destruction.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

A generic ‘mountain’ is mentioned without a named tīrtha; it signals ascetic withdrawal rather than pilgrimage praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas is invoked broadly (austerity), without a defined method or vow.