Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सा चास्यै सर्वमाचख्यौ शंकरात्कोपकारणम् । पुनश्चोवाच गिरिजा देवतां मातृसंमताम्

Transliteration

sā cāsyai sarvamācakhyau śaṃkarātkopakāraṇam | punaścovāca girijā devatāṃ mātṛsaṃmatām

Translation

അവൾ ശങ്കരന്റെ കോപകാരണം ഉൾപ്പെടെ എല്ലാം ആ ദേവതയോട് പറഞ്ഞു. പിന്നെ മാതൃസമാനമായി കരുതപ്പെട്ട ആ ദേവതയോട് ഗിരിജ വീണ്ടും സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• asyai: to her
• asyai: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ācakhyau: told/explained
• ācakhyau: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√cakṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• śaṃkarāt: from Śaṅkara
• śaṃkarāt: Apādāna (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• kopa-kāraṇam: the cause of anger
• kopa-kāraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कोपस्य कारणम्)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• girijā: Girijā
• girijā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• devatām: to the goddess (as object of speech)
• devatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mātṛsaṃmatām: approved by (her) mother
• mātṛsaṃmatām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃmata (प्रातिपदिक; √man + सम्, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातुः संमता)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the scene

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himādri (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā narrates fully the cause of Śaṅkara’s anger to Kusumāmodinī, then addresses her again as a mother-approved guardian, seeking direction.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Devatā (maternal goddess/guardian figure)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through truthful communication and respectful counsel, especially in moments of conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative, focusing on the cause of Śiva’s displeasure and the ensuing counsel.