Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

ततो व्रीडा समोपेतस्तत्क्षणादेव चोत्थितः । भावासक्तां प्रियां त्यक्त्वा मा मोत्तिष्ठेतिवादिनीम्

Transliteration

tato vrīḍā samopetastatkṣaṇādeva cotthitaḥ | bhāvāsaktāṃ priyāṃ tyaktvā mā mottiṣṭhetivādinīm

Translation

Then, overcome with modesty, he rose at that very moment, leaving his beloved absorbed in affection—she who was saying, “Do not rise.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर (then)

• व्रीडाम्: shame
• व्रीडाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्राप्त्यर्थे कर्म

• समोपेतः: having become possessed (of)
• समोपेतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + इ (धातु) → समुपेत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘व्रीडाम्’ इत्यनेन सह—‘व्रीडां समुपेतः’ (having become possessed of shame)

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/Time/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (‘तस्मिन् क्षणे’); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान/काल (from that very moment)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• उत्थितः: rose up
• उत्थितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु) → उत्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• भावासक्ताम्: attached in feeling / emotionally attached
• भावासक्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (कृदन्त, क्त; √सञ्ज्/सज्)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (भावे आसक्ता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रियाम्)

• प्रियाम्: beloved (woman)
• प्रियाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having left
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Gerund/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned)

• मा: do not
• मा: Avyaya (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle used with imperative)

• मोत्तिष्ठ: rise up
• मोत्तिष्ठ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘उत्तिष्ठ’ इत्यस्य सन्धिरूप (मा + उत्तिष्ठ → मोत्तिष्ठ)

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण (quotative)

• वादिनीम्: the woman saying (so)
• वादिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादिनी (प्रातिपदिक; √वद् + णिनि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘इति’ इत्युक्तिं वदन्ती (one who says)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva rises suddenly in modesty upon noticing Vāyu; Pārvatī, still affectionate, reaches or speaks softly ‘mā mottisṭha’; the scene is tender, restrained, and emotionally charged.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (implied as priyā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in supreme intimacy, dharmic propriety and awareness of boundaries are upheld in Purāṇic portrayal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is the implied sacred setting; the verse highlights conduct rather than tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.