Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

गच्छ शीघ्रं महादेव पार्वतीमात्मजन्मने । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषां प्रहस्येदमुवाच ह

Transliteration

gaccha śīghraṃ mahādeva pārvatīmātmajanmane | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāṃ prahasyedamuvāca ha

Translation

“ഹേ മഹാദേവാ! വേഗം പാർവതിയുടെ അടുക്കൽ പോകുക—അവൾ നിന്റെ ആത്മജന്മത്തിനായി നിശ്ചിത സഹധർമ്മിണിയാണ്.” അവരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് അദ്ദേഹം പുഞ്ചിരിച്ച് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• pārvatīm: Pārvatī
• pārvatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ātma-janmane: for your own birth (i.e., for incarnation)
• ātma-janmane: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः जन्म)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’ (object of śrutvā)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• prahasya: having smiled
• prahasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having laughed/smiled’

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed (narrative)
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-निपात (narrative particle)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; quoted speech context: sages addressing Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages urge haste; Śiva listens, then smiles—calm, benevolent, slightly playful—about to speak; the moment is poised between counsel and divine reply.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Pārvatī
• Ṛṣis (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the supreme ascetic participates in worldly dharma for cosmic harmony; divine play (līlā) includes gentle joy and consent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa framework places the episode in the Kedāra-Himalayan sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to proceed toward the wedding (vivāha) of Śiva and Pārvatī; details are not given in this verse.