Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । तपसा परमेणैव प्रसन्नोहं तवानघे । अमुना वपुषा चैव देवानां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | tapasā parameṇaiva prasannohaṃ tavānaghe | amunā vapuṣā caiva devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

Le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : Par ton austérité suprême, Je suis pleinement satisfait de toi, ô irréprochable. Et c’est sous cette forme même que Je suis venu pour accomplir l’œuvre des dieux.

Word by Word

• श्री: venerable, glorious
• श्री: Sambandha (Honorific marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् उपपद/उपाधि (honorific prefix)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तपसा इति विशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अहम् इति विशेषण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तव: of you/with you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• अनघे: O sinless one
• अनघे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण संबोधन

• अमुना: with this/that (aforementioned)
• अमुना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमू (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; वपुषा इति विशेषण

• वपुषा: with (this) body/form
• वपुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• कार्यसिद्धये: for accomplishing the task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (dative singular); तत्पुरुष ‘कार्यस्य सिद्धिः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Śrī Bhagavān / Janārdana / Acyuta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu addresses Aditi with calm authority, acknowledging her austerity and declaring his readiness to act in the same manifested form for the gods’ mission.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Aditi
• Devas
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas and disciplined vow-observance attract divine approval, aligning personal devotion with cosmic restoration (devas’ welfare).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context frames the teaching; the verse itself focuses on the fruit of austerity rather than a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It affirms the efficacy of tapas (austerity) and vrata-discipline as the means to gain the Lord’s pleasure and intervention.