Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

यास्याम्यहं परित्यक्तुमात्मानं तपसा गिरिम् । जीवंत्या नास्ति मे कृत्यं धूर्तेन परिभूतया

Transliteration

yāsyāmyahaṃ parityaktumātmānaṃ tapasā girim | jīvaṃtyā nāsti me kṛtyaṃ dhūrtena paribhūtayā

Translation

ഞാൻ തപസ്സോടെ പർവതത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി ദേഹം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കും. വഞ്ചകനാൽ അപമാനിതയായ എനിക്ക് ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുവാൻ ഇനി യാതൊരു പ്രയോജനവും ഇല്ല.

Word by Word

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• परित्यक्तुम्: to abandon; to give up
• परित्यक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + परि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• आत्मानम्: myself; the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• गिरिम्: to the mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) (गन्तव्य/देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जीवन्त्याः: for me (a woman) living; while alive
• जीवन्त्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; जीव् धातु, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative or 6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existential/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• मे: for me; my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्यम्: duty; task
• कृत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (अस्ति-क्रियायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धूर्तेन: by a rogue; by a deceiver
• धूर्तेन: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिभूतया: being insulted/humiliated
• परिभूतया: Karana (Instrument/करण) (स्ववर्णन-हेतुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिभूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परि + भू धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Giri-tapas-bhūmi (archetypal)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī turns away from Śiva, eyes wet yet fierce, pointing toward distant snow-peaks; the mountain path appears as a thin line into mist, signaling her intent to undertake tapas and abandon the body.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Giri (Mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Despair can arise from insult; dharma teaches steadiness and seeking reconciliation rather than self-destruction.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

A generic ‘mountain’ is mentioned without a named tīrtha; it signals ascetic withdrawal rather than pilgrimage praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas is invoked broadly (austerity), without a defined method or vow.