Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

मुहुः स्वं परिनिंदंती जगाम गिरिशांतिकम् । संप्रयांतीं च तां द्वारी अपवार्य समाहितः

Transliteration

muhuḥ svaṃ pariniṃdaṃtī jagāma giriśāṃtikam | saṃprayāṃtīṃ ca tāṃ dvārī apavārya samāhitaḥ

Translation

വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും സ്വയം കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തി അവൾ ഗിരീശൻ (ശിവൻ) സന്നിധിയിലേക്കു പോയി. അവൾ വാതിലിനടുത്തേക്ക് വരുമ്പോൾ, ജാഗ്രതയോടെ നിന്ന ദ്വാരപാലകൻ മുന്നോട്ട് വന്ന് അവളെ തടഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘again and again’)

• स्वम्: herself
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; आत्मवाचक (self)

• परिनिन्दन्ती: blaming/criticizing
• परिनिन्दन्ती: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (doing)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• गिरिशान्तिकम्: to the vicinity of Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशान्तिकम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संप्रयान्तीम्: (her) who was going forth
• संप्रयान्तीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (as object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वारी: the doorkeeper
• द्वारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपवार्य: having barred/warded off
• अपवार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action adjunct)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• समाहितः: composed, attentive
• समाहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) ‘समाहित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्वारी)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple/threshold (dvāra) motif

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā, repeatedly blaming herself, approaches Śiva’s sanctum; at the doorway a focused gatekeeper steps forward and gently but firmly bars her entry, creating a poignant pause at the threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Dvārī (gatekeeper)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the Divine is paired with humility and self-examination, and even exalted beings observe order and restraint at sacred thresholds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the scene is set at Girīśa (Śiva)’s abode/threshold in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated; the verse implies discipline and decorum when approaching sacred presence.