Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

गौरी सितेक्षणा बाला तन्वंगी चारुलोचना । यया रूपी कृतः शम्भुरुपादेयः कृतो महान्

Transliteration

gaurī sitekṣaṇā bālā tanvaṃgī cārulocanā | yayā rūpī kṛtaḥ śambhurupādeyaḥ kṛto mahān

Translation

Gaurī—claire, aux yeux lumineux, jeune, aux membres graciles et au regard charmant—par sa présence fit apparaître Śambhu en une forme manifeste, et rendit le Grand Seigneur souverainement digne de contemplation révérencieuse et de dévotion.

Word by Word

• गौरी: Gauri (Parvati)
• गौरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सितेक्षणा: bright-eyed
• सितेक्षणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘सितं ईक्षणं यस्याः’ (white/bright-eyed)

• बाला: young maiden
• बाला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

• तन्वङ्गी: slender-limbed
• तन्वङ्गी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः; ‘तन्वङ्गानि यस्याः’ (slender-limbed)

• चारुलोचना: beautiful-eyed
• चारुलोचना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘चारु लोचनं यस्याः’ (beautiful-eyed)

• यया: by whom
• यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• रूपी: endowed with form
• रूपी: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• कृतः: made
• कृतः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Shambhu (Shiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• उपादेयः: acceptable, worthy of taking
• उपादेयः: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपादेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

• कृतः: made
• कृतः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurī is described with luminous eyes and youthful grace; her presence makes Śambhu’s form manifest and supremely worthy of devotion—an intimate Śiva-Śakti darśana suffused with gentle beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s grace makes the transcendent Lord approachable—Śiva becomes an object of loving meditation and worship through Śakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha is the broader setting of the Kedārakhaṇḍa, where Śiva’s presence is praised as especially accessible to devotees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse emphasizes darśana and devotional contemplation of Śiva with Gaurī.