Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

अनया हि वृतो रुद्रो यदा सख्यः समेष्यति । तदेयमशुभा तन्वी भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

anayā hi vṛto rudro yadā sakhyaḥ sameṣyati | tadeyamaśubhā tanvī bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

O Freundinnen, wenn sie Rudra erwählt und Rudra zu ihr kommt, um bei ihr zu sein, dann wird dieses schlanke Mädchen gewiss unglücklich werden—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• अनया: by her/with this (woman)
• अनया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• वृतः: chosen/accepted
• वृतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्तृसमाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत (वृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle): ‘chosen/accepted’

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal conjunction: when)

• सख्यः: friendship
• सख्यः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• समेष्यति: will attain/enter into
• समेष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अशुभा: inauspicious
• अशुभा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तन्वी: slender one
• तन्वी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/कर्तृसमाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् संज्ञा (epithet: slender-bodied)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (as a brahmacārin/baṭu, continuing the test)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A slender maiden is addressed by her friends; they gesture urgently, warning her about Rudra. The background hints at wild Himalayan austerity, suggesting the threshold between society and ascetic divinity.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Pārvatī
• Sakhīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith must withstand negative prophecy and social pressure; steadfast devotion is proved under discouragement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan milieu; this verse remains within the narrative rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it continues the dialogue around the aim of tapas (union with Rudra).