Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नोचितं भगवान्कर्तुं तापसेन बलादिदम् । याचयस्व पितुर्मे त्वं नान्यथाभिभविष्यसि

Transliteration

nocitaṃ bhagavānkartuṃ tāpasena balādidam | yācayasva piturme tvaṃ nānyathābhibhaviṣyasi

Translation

« Ô Seigneur, il ne convient pas à un ascète d’agir ainsi par la force. Demande-moi à mon père ; autrement tu ne l’emporteras pas. »

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ucitam: proper
• ucitam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita (उचित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• bhagavān: O Lord / the Blessed One
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); कर्मप्रवचनीय-भाव (to do)

• tāpasena: by an ascetic
• tāpasena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāpasa (तापस प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• balāt: forcibly
• balāt: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bala (बल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्सम-अव्यय (ablatival adverb); ‘by force/forcibly’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• yācayasva: ask/beg
• yācayasva: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (याच् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• pituḥ: of (your) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अन्यथा अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (otherwise)

• abhibhaviṣyasi: you will overpower/prevail
• abhibhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-bhū (अभि + भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śabarī (to Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden, respectful yet firm, admonishes the lord: an ascetic should not act by force; he must ask her father.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Śiva
• Śabarī's father (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires non-coercion and social propriety; even the powerful must honor righteous procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred narrative uses ethical instruction as part of the place’s māhātmya atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A social-religious prescription is implied: formal seeking of marriage through the bride’s father (yācñā), not force.