Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

लालयामास तन्वंगी पार्वती रुचिरेक्षणा । ऋषीभिः सत्कृतः शंभुः पार्वत्या सहितस्तदा

Transliteration

lālayāmāsa tanvaṃgī pārvatī rucirekṣaṇā | ṛṣībhiḥ satkṛtaḥ śaṃbhuḥ pārvatyā sahitastadā

Translation

Pārvatī, aux membres graciles et au regard charmant, cajola tendrement son fils. Alors Śambhu (Śiva) aussi fut honoré par les sages, en compagnie de Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• लालयामास: caressed
• लालयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्; धातु: लल्/लालय् (to caress, to fondle)

• तन्वङ्गी: the slender-limbed (lady)
• तन्वङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘तन्वः अङ्गानि यस्याः’ (she whose limbs are slender)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुचिरेक्षणा: beautiful-eyed
• रुचिरेक्षणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—रुचिरं ईक्षणं यस्याः (having beautiful eyes)

• ऋषीभिः: by sages
• ऋषीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• सत्कृतः: honoured
• सत्कृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘सत्कृत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (honoured)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पार्वत्या: with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past participle) ‘सहित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सह’ अर्थे (accompanied)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, slender and bright-eyed, tenderly fondles Kumāra while sages stand in reverent semicircle honouring Śiva with her beside him; Himalayan backdrop, calm radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Kumāra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After dharma is restored, the proper response is satkāra—reverent honoring of Śiva and the divine household.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the overarching sacred frame in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on honoring Śiva rather than naming a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it reflects satkāra (honoring) of Śiva by sages; no detailed procedure is given.