Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

निर्मोहो मोहमापन्नो ददर्श गिरिजां पुनः । उवाच वाक्यं शबरीं प्रस्ताव सदृशं महत्

Transliteration

nirmoho mohamāpanno dadarśa girijāṃ punaḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ śabarīṃ prastāva sadṛśaṃ mahat

Translation

Bien que libre d’illusion, il entra dans le trouble; puis il revit Girijā et adressa à la Śabarī une parole grave, digne de l’instant.

Word by Word

• निर्मोहः: free from delusion
• निर्मोहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (निर्गतः मोहः यस्मात्)

• मोहम्: delusion
• मोहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• आपन्नः: having fallen into, having attained
• आपन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-पद् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle, nominative singular

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect 3rd sg

• गिरिजाम्: Gिरिजा (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय; adverb

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect 3rd sg

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शबरीम्: to Śabarī (woman named Śabarī)
• शबरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• प्रस्ताव: occasion, context
• प्रस्ताव: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्ताव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पाठानुसारं अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः सम्भवः); Accusative singular used adverbially ‘in context/at the occasion’

• सदृशम्: appropriate, fitting
• सदृशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (agreeing with वाक्यम्)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (agreeing with वाक्यम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra region (forest tīrtha ambience)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kedāra-māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, usually serene, shows a flicker of bewilderment upon seeing Girijā; nearby stands a Śabarī woman, attentive, as if receiving or witnessing a weighty pronouncement; forest light filters through Himalayan trees.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Śiva
• Śabarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s līlā can mirror human emotions, preparing the ground for instruction suited to the seeker’s situation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred setting; this verse functions as narrative transition rather than tīrtha-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.