Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

निराहारा ततस्तापं प्रापुस्तत्तपसो जनाः । ततो जगत्समालोक्य तदीयतपसोर्जितम्

Transliteration

nirāhārā tatastāpaṃ prāpustattapaso janāḥ | tato jagatsamālokya tadīyatapasorjitam

Translation

Then she became wholly without food; and by the burning power of that austerity, people were afflicted. Thereupon, seeing the world impacted by the force of her tapas—

Word by Word

• nirāhārāḥ: without food, fasting
• nirāhārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (adjectival use)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; काल/अनुक्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (temporal adverb: 'then')

• tāpam: austerity, penance
• tāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• prāpuḥ: attained, reached
• prāpuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) बहुवचनम्

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier to 'tapasaḥ')

• tapasaḥ: of penance/austerity
• tapasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (then)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

• samālokya: having looked at, having observed
• samālokya: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• tadīya: belonging to them/their
• tadīya: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (to 'tapasaḥ-ūrjitam')

• tapasaḥ: of penance
• tapasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचनम्

• ūrjitam: strengthened, empowered
• ūrjitam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ūrjita (प्रातिपदिक; √ūrj/√vṛdh sense)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicative/attributive)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī in severe fasting-austerity; her tapas radiates as heat/effulgence affecting beings; sages and creatures appear distressed under the burning spiritual energy; the cosmos seems to shimmer.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is portrayed as a real spiritual force that can affect the cosmos, not merely personal hardship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the universal impact of tapas within the Himalayan setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nirāhāra (complete fasting) is described as part of the ascetic progression.