Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

शंकरस्य च तस्याश्च यत्नः कार्यः समागमे । अहमप्यस्य कार्यस्य शेषं कर्ता न संशयः

Transliteration

śaṃkarasya ca tasyāśca yatnaḥ kāryaḥ samāgame | ahamapyasya kāryasya śeṣaṃ kartā na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

For the union of Śaṅkara and of Her, effort must indeed be made. And I too shall accomplish the remaining part of this undertaking—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन — Genitive singular (of Śaṅkara)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन — Genitive singular (of her)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• यत्नः: effort
• यत्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (effort)

• कार्यः: to be done, necessary
• कार्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Gerundive (to be done), nominative singular (should be made/done)

• समागमे: in the union/meeting
• समागमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन — Locative singular (in/at the union/meeting)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (I)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• अस्य: of this (matter)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन — Genitive singular (of this/of him)

• कार्यस्य: of the task
• कार्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन — Genitive singular (of the task)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन — Accusative singular (the remainder)

• कर्ता: doer, accomplisher
• कर्ता: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (doer)

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

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (doubt)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from immediate narrative context of Adhyāya 22)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine leader (speaker) declares that effort must be made to bring about Śaṅkara and Kalyāṇī’s union, and vows to complete the remaining work—an image of resolve and sacred strategy.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī implied)
• Brahmā (implied speaker)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine purposes unfold through coordinated effort—when dharma is at stake, even the gods actively complete their appointed duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a narrative step within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa leading toward Skanda’s advent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on divine resolve and the completion of a cosmic task.