Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण मातृपित्रोर्निवेदितम् । विषादो नैव कर्तव्यो मदर्थे तात निश्चितम्

Transliteration

tattīrthasya prabhāveṇa mātṛpitrorniveditam | viṣādo naiva kartavyo madarthe tāta niścitam

Translation

ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ അവൾ മാതാപിതാക്കളോട് അറിയിച്ചു—“താതാ, എന്റെ കാരണത്താൽ നിശ്ചയമായും വിഷാദം ചെയ്യരുത്.”

Word by Word

• तत्-तीर्थस्य: of that sacred place
• तत्-तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः (तत् तीर्थम्)

• प्रभावेण: by the power
• प्रभावेण: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मातृपित्रोः: of (her) mother and father
• मातृपित्रोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः; उभयलिङ्ग-समाहारः, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचन (Genitive/Locative Dual); अत्र षष्ठी-द्विवचनः = ‘of mother and father’

• निवेदितम्: was communicated
• निवेदितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद् (धातु) → निवेदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निवेदितम् (अभवत्)’ = was informed/was conveyed

• विषादः: grief
• विषादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• कर्तव्यः: should be done/should be entertained
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘should be done’ (here: ‘should be made/should be indulged’)

• मदर्थे: for my sake
• मदर्थे: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद् (सर्वनाम) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मम अर्थे)

• तात: O father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• निश्चितम्: certainly/decidedly
• निश्चितम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + चि (धातु) → निश्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वाक्ये अव्ययवत् (adverbial: certainly/decidedly)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) reporting the maiden’s words (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tat-tīrtha (name not specified in provided verses)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The young woman, composed and luminous, addresses her parents with calm assurance. Behind them, a symbolic glimpse of the sacred ford—flowing water, steps, and a small shrine—suggests the source of her insight and consolation.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith in tīrtha-prabhāva and acceptance of karmic unfolding replaces despair with steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises “that tīrtha” in general; the narrative later names the sites connected to her journey.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite here; it highlights the spiritual efficacy (prabhāva) of a tīrtha.