Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तेन रुद्रेण किं कार्यमनया सुकुमारया । निवार्यतां सखीभिश्च मर्तुकामा पिशाचवत्

Transliteration

tena rudreṇa kiṃ kāryamanayā sukumārayā | nivāryatāṃ sakhībhiśca martukāmā piśācavat

Translation

Apakah urusan gadis yang lembut ini dengan Rudra itu? Hendaklah dia ditahan oleh sahabat-sahabatnya—dia seakan-akan menuju maut, seperti orang yang berlari ke arah piśāca.

Word by Word

• तेन: with/by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रुद्रेण: with Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• कार्यम्: business/need; what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominal/कर्तृसमाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृ धातु, ण्यत्; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाव/कर्तव्यवाचक (thing to be done)

• अनया: with her
• अनया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुकुमारया: with the delicate (girl)
• सुकुमारया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण

• निवार्यताम्: let (her) be restrained/prevented
• निवार्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let her be restrained’

• सखीभिः: by (her) friends
• सखीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• मर्तुकामा: desiring to die
• मर्तुकामा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्तृसमाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्तु (मृ धातोः तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive-base) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: मर्तुं कामा (desirous to die)

• पिशाचवत्: like a piśāca (ghoul)
• पिशाचवत्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पिशाच + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle: like)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva) in baṭu-rūpa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Friends attempt to restrain a delicate maiden moving toward Rudra; the path ahead looks like a cremation-ground or wild mountain track. The maiden’s face shows resolve; friends show panic.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Piśāca
• Sakhī (companions)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion endures social discouragement; spiritual resolve is tested by fear-based arguments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, the Himalayan tīrtha praised in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on tapas (austerity) and unwavering intent.