Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
Devanagari script
पश्चात्तापं समश्रित्य तया देव्या विसर्जितः । स तु सिंहः करालास्यो महाकेसरकंधरः
Transliteration
paścāttāpaṃ samaśritya tayā devyā visarjitaḥ | sa tu siṃhaḥ karālāsyo mahākesarakaṃdharaḥ
Translation
नंतर पश्चात्तापाने देवीने त्याला विसर्जित केले; तो सिंह विकराळ मुखाचा व गळ्याभोवती भव्य केसरधारी होता।
Word by Word
पश्चात्तापम्repentance
पश्चात्तापम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपश्चात्ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
समाश्रित्यhaving resorted to
समाश्रित्य:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘having resorted to/after taking refuge in’
तयाby her
तया:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
देव्याby the goddess
देव्या:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
विसर्जितःreleased
विसर्जितः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-सृज् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘sent forth/released’
सःhe/that
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed/but)
सिंहःlion
सिंहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
करालास्यःwith a fearsome mouth
करालास्यः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकराल (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘करालम् आस्यं यस्य’ (having a terrible mouth)
महाकेसरकन्धरःhaving a neck with a great mane
महाकेसरकन्धरः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + केसर (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘महान्ति केसराणि कन्धरे यस्य’ (having a neck with great mane)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The Goddess, feeling remorse, dismisses the lion; the lion remains formidable—gaping mouth, heavy mane—yet is being withdrawn/banished by her will.
Characters & Entities
D
Devī (Pārvatī)S
Siṃha (lion)P
Paścāttāpa (remorse)FAQs
Remorse and self-correction are dharmic powers; even after anger arises, it can be restrained through awareness and compassion.
None is mentioned in this verse.
None.