Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

सा बाष्पपूरितेनैव कंठेन स्वसुतां प्रति । उवाच मेना तन्वंगियाहि शीघ्रं गृहं प्रति

Transliteration

sā bāṣpapūritenaiva kaṃṭhena svasutāṃ prati | uvāca menā tanvaṃgiyāhi śīghraṃ gṛhaṃ prati

Translation

ເມນາ ມີນ້ຳຕາເຕັມຄໍ ໄດ້ກ່າວຕໍ່ລູກສາວຂອງນາງວ່າ: «ໂອ ຜູ້ມີອວຍະວະອ່ອນຊ້ອຍ, ຈົ່ງໄປໄວໆ ກັບເຮືອນເຖີດ»។

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बाष्पपूरितेन: with (a) tear-filled
• बाष्पपूरितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + पूरित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कण्ठेन: with (her) throat/voice
• कण्ठेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्वसुताम्: her own daughter
• स्वसुताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards; to
• प्रति: Pratiyogi (Reference/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (preposition: towards/regarding)

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

• मेना: Menā
• मेना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तन्वङ्गि: O slender-limbed one
• तन्वङ्गि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose limbs are slender)

• याहि: go
• याहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of manner/speed)

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Pratiyogi (Direction/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (preposition: towards)

Speaker

Menā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Menā, throat choked with tears, urges Pārvatī to return home quickly; Pārvatī stands composed, absorbing her mother’s grief.

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly affection and concern often resist renunciation, yet devotion may demand firm resolve beyond comfort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa) forms the implied sacred backdrop, where Pārvatī’s austerities are remembered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is narrative, highlighting the emotional intensity surrounding tapas.