Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 156

Devanagari script

सर्वे यूयं च गच्छंतु नात्र कार्या विचारणा । दग्धो हि मदनो येन येन दग्धं गिरेर्वनम्

Transliteration

sarve yūyaṃ ca gacchaṃtu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | dagdho hi madano yena yena dagdhaṃ girervanam

Translation

ພວກເຈົ້າທັງໝົດຈົ່ງໄປເຖີດ—ບໍ່ຈໍາເປັນຕ້ອງຄິດພິຈາລະນາຢູ່ນີ້. ຜູ້ທີ່ເຜົາມະດະນະ ກໍແມ່ນຜູ້ທີ່ເຜົາປ່າໃນພູນີ້ດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of you)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• यूयम्: you (plural)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; पुरुषवाचक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गच्छन्तु: go
• गच्छन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: (is) to be done / necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘deliberation’

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) विशेषण

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• मदनः: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्ति)

• दग्धम्: burnt
• दग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) विशेषण

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra environs (forested slopes)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding figure instructs companions to depart; in the background, a Himalayan forest bears traces of divine fire—charred trees, glowing embers—symbolizing Śiva’s third-eye blaze that burned Madana.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Madana (Kāma)
• Śiva (implied)
• Mountain forest (girer vanam)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deep tapas often requires solitude and unwavering focus; spiritual determination overrides hesitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan setting of Kedārakhaṇḍa is emphasized through the imagery of the mountain forest, a hallmark of Kedāra-region sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the instruction is practical—others should leave so the tapas can proceed undisturbed.