Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

इयं सुता मदीया हि वाक्यं श्रुणुत मे पुनः । तपस्विनां वरिष्ठऽसौ विरक्तो मदनांतकः

Transliteration

iyaṃ sutā madīyā hi vākyaṃ śruṇuta me punaḥ | tapasvināṃ variṣṭha'sau virakto madanāṃtakaḥ

Translation

«Ésta es, en verdad, mi hija; escuchad de nuevo mis palabras. Ese Madanāntaka (Śiva, el que dio muerte a Kāma) es el primero entre los ascetas y está desapegado.»

Word by Word

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• madīyā: my
• madīyā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• vākyam: statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• śruṇuta: listen (you all)
• śruṇuta: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• me: of me/my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) एकवचन; सर्वनाम; (enclitic form)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• tapasvinām: of ascetics
• tapasvinām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• variṣṭhaḥ: the best
• variṣṭhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: variṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; अतिशय (superlative)

• asau: that (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• viraktaḥ: detached/dispassionate
• viraktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virakta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• madanāntakaḥ: slayer of Madana (Śiva)
• madanāntakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): 'madanasya antakaḥ'

Speaker

Himavān (Himālaya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rishis/audience within the Purāṇic frame (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya, the lord of mountains, speaks of his daughter and extols Śiva as Madanāntaka—an austere, detached ascetic; sages listen in a Himalayan hermitage atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Pārvatī
• Madanāntaka (Śiva/Kāma-antaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s greatness is shown through tapas and detachment—spiritual authority arises from mastery over desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan context frames Śiva’s ascetic majesty, though no single tirtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it characterizes the divine bridegroom (Śiva) through ascetic virtue.