Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तेषां जयो हि तपसा उग्रेणाऽद्येन भामिनि । कुरु शीघ्रतरेणैव सुराणां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

teṣāṃ jayo hi tapasā ugreṇā'dyena bhāmini | kuru śīghratareṇaiva surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

„Ihr Sieg, o Leidenschaftliche, wird wahrlich durch strenge, gewaltige Askese errungen, beginnend noch heute. Tu es unverzüglich und rasch, damit das Werk der Götter vollendet werde.“

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम-रूप (pronoun form)

• जयः: victory
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

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

• उग्रेण: fierce, intense
• उग्रेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) तपसा इति

• अद्येन: by/with today (this day)
• अद्येन: Karana (Instrument/means; temporal specification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक/कालवाचक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); कालवाचक-शब्द (time-denoting)

• भामिनि: O radiant lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• शीघ्रतरेण: more quickly
• शीघ्रतरेण: Karana (Manner/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient; हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; कार्य + सिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: ‘कार्यस्य सिद्धिः’)

Speaker

Kaśyapa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A addressed female (bhāminī/devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine counselor urges an impassioned goddess/queen-like figure to begin fierce austerity immediately for the gods’ success; Himalayan austerity setting implied.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual goals require decisive, timely discipline—tapas is most effective when undertaken with urgency and resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedārakhaṇḍa context relates to Kedāra sacred geography, but the verse itself is instructional rather than topographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Beginning “today,” one should undertake intense austerity (ugra-tapas) to secure the intended result.