Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

कथं त्वया जितो देवि ह्यजेयो भुवनत्रये । शिवमेनं न जानासि स्त्रीभावाच्च वरानने

Transliteration

kathaṃ tvayā jito devi hyajeyo bhuvanatraye | śivamenaṃ na jānāsi strībhāvācca varānane

Translation

Wahai Dewi, bagaimana mungkin engkau ‘menaklukkan’ Dia—Śiva—yang sesungguhnya tidak dapat ditaklukkan di tiga alam? Wahai yang berwajah elok, kerana keangkuhan kewanitaan engkau tidak mengenal-Nya sebagaimana hakikat-Nya.

Word by Word

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• जितः: conquered
• जितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अजेयः) इत्यस्य भावः—‘conquered’

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• अजेयः: unconquerable
• अजेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सः/शिवः)

• भुवनत्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवनत्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—भुवन-त्रय (द्विगु)

• शिवम्: Shiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• स्त्रीभावात्: because of womanly nature
• स्त्रीभावात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—स्त्री-भाव (तत्पुरुषः: स्त्रियाः भावः)

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

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—वर-आनन (कर्मधारयः: वरम् आननं यस्याः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada questions Devī’s claim of victory, pointing toward the unseen, unconquerable Śiva; Devī’s face shows a mix of surprise and rising indignation.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārvatī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine power must bow to the truth that Śiva is ultimately unconquerable; humility and right understanding overcome pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on doctrine rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.