Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

दुर्लभोहि तदा शंभुः प्राणिनां गृहमिच्छताम् । नागच्छामि गृहं मातस्तस्मात्सर्वं विमृश्यताम्

Transliteration

durlabhohi tadā śaṃbhuḥ prāṇināṃ gṛhamicchatām | nāgacchāmi gṛhaṃ mātastasmātsarvaṃ vimṛśyatām

Translation

„Denn Śambhu ist schwer zu erlangen für verkörperte Wesen, die nur das Hausleben begehren. Darum, Mutter, kehre ich nicht heim; alles sei sorgfältig erwogen.“

Word by Word

• दुर्लभः: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + लभ (धातु) → दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इच्छताम्: of those desiring
• इच्छताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of प्राणिनाम्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु) → इच्छत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle)

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

• आगच्छामि: I go/come
• आगच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मातः: O mother
• मातः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Reason/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विमृश्यताम्: let it be reflected upon
• विमृश्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृश् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive/impersonal sense: 'let it be considered')

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī explains with calm logic that Śiva is hard to attain for those fixed on household life; she remains steadfast, inviting careful deliberation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

God-realization requires prioritizing the highest aim; attachment to comfort and mere domesticity obstructs attainment of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra frame is implicit, but the verse primarily teaches about the difficulty of attaining Śiva without higher aspiration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the emphasis is on discernment (vimarśa) and steadfast tapas.