Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

पित्रा तेन तदा तन्वी मात्रा चैव विचारिता । बाले एहि गृहे शीघ्रं मा श्रमं कर्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

pitrā tena tadā tanvī mātrā caiva vicāritā | bāle ehi gṛhe śīghraṃ mā śramaṃ kartumarhasi

Translation

Da ermahnten Vater und Mutter das schlanke Mädchen: „Kind, komm rasch nach Hause; du sollst dich nicht solcher Mühsal unterziehen.“

Word by Word

• पित्रा: by the father
• पित्रा: Kartr̥/Agent in passive (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr̥/Agent in passive (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तन्वी: the slender girl
• तन्वी: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Patient
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मात्रा: by the mother
• मात्रा: Kartr̥/Agent in passive (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विचारिता: was advised/considered (spoken to)
• विचारिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बाले: O girl
• बाले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• एहि: come
• एहि: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (परस्मैपद), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• गृहे: to/at home
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपे द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• मा: do not
• मा: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• श्रमम्: exertion, fatigue
• श्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana/Anvaya (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive); to do

• अर्हसि: you ought, you deserve
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (परस्मैपद), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 2nd person, Singular

Speaker

Parents of Pārvatī (implied: Himavān and Menā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān and Menā (father and mother) approach the young Pārvatī at her austere spot, pleading gently for her to return home; Pārvatī appears slender, resolute, with minimal adornment, surrounded by rugged Himalayan nature.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Himavān (implied)
• Menā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text acknowledges compassionate worldly counsel, while preparing for the higher dharmic choice of sustained spiritual discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred frame is present, but the verse itself is about Pārvatī’s situation and family counsel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it concerns the hardship of tapas.