Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 156

Devanagari script

सर्वे यूयं च गच्छंतु नात्र कार्या विचारणा । दग्धो हि मदनो येन येन दग्धं गिरेर्वनम्

Transliteration

sarve yūyaṃ ca gacchaṃtu nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | dagdho hi madano yena yena dagdhaṃ girervanam

Translation

Kamu semua hendaklah beredar—tiada perlu pertimbangan di sini. Dia yang membakar Madana, Dialah juga yang membakar rimba di gunung ini.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of you)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• यूयम्: you (plural)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; पुरुषवाचक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गच्छन्तु: go
• गच्छन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: (is) to be done / necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘deliberation’

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) विशेषण

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• मदनः: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्ति)

• दग्धम्: burnt
• दग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; √दह् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) विशेषण

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra environs (forested slopes)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding figure instructs companions to depart; in the background, a Himalayan forest bears traces of divine fire—charred trees, glowing embers—symbolizing Śiva’s third-eye blaze that burned Madana.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Madana (Kāma)
• Śiva (implied)
• Mountain forest (girer vanam)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deep tapas often requires solitude and unwavering focus; spiritual determination overrides hesitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan setting of Kedārakhaṇḍa is emphasized through the imagery of the mountain forest, a hallmark of Kedāra-region sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the instruction is practical—others should leave so the tapas can proceed undisturbed.