Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । गतं तदा शिवं दृष्ट्वा दग्ध्वा मदनमोजसा । पार्वती तपसा युक्ता स्थिता तत्रैव भामिनी

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | gataṃ tadā śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā dagdhvā madanamojasā | pārvatī tapasā yuktā sthitā tatraiva bhāminī

Translation

スータ（Sūta）は語った。「そのとき、シヴァ（Śiva）が去りゆくのを見た—彼が炎の威力によってマダナ（Madana）を焼き尽くした後—苦行の力を具えたパールヴァティー（Pārvatī）は、まさにその場に堅くとどまり続けた。」

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• गतम्: gone
• गतम्: Predicate complement (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); having seen

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); having burnt

• मदनम्: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ओजसा: by (his) power
• ओजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तपसा: with austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्ता: joined, engaged
• युक्ता: Predicate complement (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थिता: stood, remained
• स्थिता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भामिनी: the radiant/beautiful woman
• भामिनी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (ṛṣayaḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva departing after incinerating Madana with fiery power; Pārvatī remains in the same place, composed and austere—seated or standing in tapas posture amid Himalayan rocks and snow-peaks, eyes steady, minimal ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śiva
• Madana
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual resolve (tapas) remains firm even when divine events overturn worldly expectations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra setting underlies the chapter’s sanctity, though this verse emphasizes Pārvatī’s steadfast austerity rather than a specific tīrtha rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the virtue of tapas (austerity) is upheld; no specific ritual steps are listed.