Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

देवो देवीं समालोक्य सलज्जां हिमशैलजाम् । न तृप्यति न चाह्लादत्सा च देवां वृषध्वजम्

Transliteration

devo devīṃ samālokya salajjāṃ himaśailajām | na tṛpyati na cāhlādatsā ca devāṃ vṛṣadhvajam

Translation

主は、恥じらいを帯びた हिमालय の娘なる女神を見つめて、決して飽くことなく常に歓喜し、女神もまた、牛の旗印を掲げる神を拝して喜悦した。

Word by Word

• devaḥ: the god (Śiva)
• devaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devīm: the goddess (Pārvatī)
• devīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• samālokya: having looked at
• samālokya: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√lok (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘having looked at/observed’

• sa-lajjām: bashful, modest
• sa-lajjām: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier of devīm)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + lajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘लज्जया सहिताम्’ (bashful)

• hima-śaila-jām: daughter of the हिमालय
• hima-śaila-jām: Samānādhikaraṇa (apposition to devīm)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + jā (√jan + ड/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हिमशैलात् जाता’ (born of the हिमालय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• tṛpyati: is satisfied
• tṛpyati: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṛp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• na: nor, not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction: and)

• āhlādat: was delighted
• āhlādat: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√hlād (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; छन्दसि/पाठभेदे रूपम्

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vṛṣa-dhvajam: the bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• vṛṣa-dhvajam: Samānādhikaraṇa (apposition to devam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘वृषः ध्वजः यस्य’ (whose banner is the bull)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, the bull-bannered lord, gazes lovingly at the shy Pārvatī; she returns the gaze with joy—an intimate, still moment after the ceremonial climax, emphasizing inexhaustible divine beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Vṛṣadhvaja)
• Pārvatī (Himaśailajā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine darśana is inexhaustible—contemplation of the Lord and the Goddess continually increases joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is indicated in this verse; it celebrates the auspicious vision within the wedding scene.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the emphasis is on sacred beholding (darśana) and auspicious emotion within the rite.