Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तदानीमेव भो देवाः पार्वती मदनं च सा । जीवयिष्यति भो ब्रह्मन्नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

tadānīmeva bho devāḥ pārvatī madanaṃ ca sā | jīvayiṣyati bho brahmannātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

„Schon jetzt, o Devas, wird jene Pārvatī Madana wieder zum Leben erwecken. O Brahmane, hier bedarf es keiner Erwägung.“

Word by Word

• तदानीम्: at that very time
• तदानीम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'at that time/now')

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मदनम्: Madana
• मदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जीवयिष्यति: will revive
• जीवयिष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative: 'will cause to live')

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmā
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here/in this matter')

• कार्या: to be done; necessary
• कार्या: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (विचारणा इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine messenger-like assurance: Pārvatī is poised to restore Madana; Devas listen with relief; the atmosphere shifts from fear to certainty, with a subtle glow of Śakti indicating revival.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Madana (Kāma)
• Brahmā
• Deva(s)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order includes both dissolution and restoration; what is burned for dharma can be revived when the time is right.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa Śaiva narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of certainty about Madana’s revival through Pārvatī.