Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तदा देवी पार्वती शंकरप्रिया । अथ कोपेन संयुक्ता पार्वती शंकरं तदा

Transliteration

evamuktvā tadā devī pārvatī śaṃkarapriyā | atha kopena saṃyuktā pārvatī śaṃkaraṃ tadā

Translation

Après avoir ainsi parlé, la Déesse Pārvatī, bien-aimée de Śaṅkara, fut saisie de colère et se tourna alors vers Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive) ‘having said’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Apposition to devī

• शंकरप्रिया: beloved of Śaṅkara
• शंकरप्रिया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शंकरस्य प्रिया) ‘beloved of Śaṅkara’; agrees with pārvatī

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• कोपेन: with anger
• कोपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• संयुक्ता: filled/combined (with)
• संयुक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; PPP used adjectivally ‘joined/possessed’

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After cursing Bhṛṅgī, Pārvatī—still angry—turns toward Śaṅkara, setting up a dramatic exchange; Śiva remains composed, the Goddess poised in fiery dignity.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It sets up a Purāṇic leelā where emotions become instruments for revealing deeper dharma and divine relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa) remains the contextual sacred landscape for the unfolding episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative transition.