Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

मदनो यत्र दग्धश्च रुद्रेण परमात्मना । तप्यमानां तपस्तत्र नारदो ददृशे तदा

Transliteration

madano yatra dagdhaśca rudreṇa paramātmanā | tapyamānāṃ tapastatra nārado dadṛśe tadā

Translation

There—at the very spot where Madana had been burned by Rudra, the Supreme Self—Nārada then beheld her engaged in burning austerities.

Word by Word

• मदनः: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• परमात्मना: by the Supreme Self
• परमात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• तप्यमानाम्: (her) who was performing austerity
• तप्यमानाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तप् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: object with tapyate implied)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: there)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: then)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (Mahēśvara Khaṇḍa default)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmadeva-dahana-sthāna (within Kedāra-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada arrives and beholds Rati performing fierce austerities at the very ground sanctified by Kāma’s burning—an ash-tinged, Rudra-charged spot; the air feels hot despite snow, suggesting tapas-tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Madana
• Rudra
• Paramātman
• Nārada
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Places marked by divine acts become charged tīrthas where intense spiritual practice bears fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative highlights the sacred spot associated with Kāma being burned by Rudra, within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s Kedāra tīrtha-region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas as a sustained practice at a sanctified location connected to Śiva’s līlā.