Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । तपसा महता रुद्रः पार्वत्या परितोषितः । स्वयमेवागतस्तत्र यत्रास्ते गिरिजा सती

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tapasā mahatā rudraḥ pārvatyā paritoṣitaḥ | svayamevāgatastatra yatrāste girijā satī

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Durch große Askese hat Pārvatī Rudra völlig zufriedengestellt. Von selbst kam er dorthin, wo die tugendhafte Girijā weilte.“

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तपसा इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• rudraḥ: Rudra (Śiva)
• rudraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pārvatyā: by Pārvatī
• pārvatyā: Karaṇa/Hetu (Agentive instrument/by whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• paritoṣitaḥ: pleased, satisfied
• paritoṣitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; रुद्रः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Emphatic adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः, आत्मनः (by oneself)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle used verbally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रिया

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Relative place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• āste: sits, remains
• āste: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• girijā: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पार्वत्याः पर्यायः

• satī: virtuous, true (Sati)
• satī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गिरिजा इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya tapas-sthāna (contextual within Kedāra)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān (questioner in frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī in austere posture amid Himalayan forest—matted hair, simple bark/cloth, surrounded by ascetics and nature; Rudra approaches of his own accord, serene and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Rudra)
• Pārvatī (Girijā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas and steadfast devotion bear fruit; divine grace responds to disciplined effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa situates the episode in the Himalayan sacred geography associated with Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) is praised in principle; no specific vrata details are given in this verse.