Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तपः परमसंयुक्ताः पारयामः सुदुष्करम् । परमानन्दसंयुक्ताः सुखिनः सर्व एव हि

Transliteration

tapaḥ paramasaṃyuktāḥ pārayāmaḥ suduṣkaram | paramānandasaṃyuktāḥ sukhinaḥ sarva eva hi

Translation

Mit der höchsten Askese (tapas) ausgestattet vollbringen wir das Schwerste. Mit der höchsten Wonne (ānanda) vereint sind wir wahrlich alle glücklich.

Word by Word

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; here as object/goal sense

• परमसंयुक्ताः: joined with the highest (state)
• परमसंयुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; ‘परमेन संयुक्ताः’

• पारयामः: we accomplish / carry through
• पारयामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ/पार् (धातु) (पारयति)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदुष्करम्: very difficult
• सुदुष्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + दुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक; दु: + √कृ (धातु) + खल्/अण्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तपः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• परमानन्दसंयुक्ताः: united with supreme bliss
• परमानन्दसंयुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; ‘परमेन आनन्देन संयुक्ताः’

• सुखिनः: happy
• सुखिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; predicative adjective

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

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

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक

Speaker

Sūta narrating; sentiment attributed to Śiva’s teaching-context to the Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of ascetics/devas in the Himalayan Kedāra landscape, faces serene, suggesting that severe tapas has matured into luminous bliss; snow peaks, rudrākṣa garlands, and a calm aura of accomplishment.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (disciplined practice) enables the seemingly impossible and culminates in higher joy (paramānanda).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the teaching in Kedāra’s sacred milieu, but this verse itself highlights inner attainment rather than a particular spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it elevates tapas and steadfast practice as the means.