Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

विनैतान्नैव मे प्रीतिर्नैभिर्विरहितो रमे । एते अहमहं चैते तानेतान्पस्य पार्वति

Transliteration

vinaitānnaiva me prītirnaibhirvirahito rame | ete ahamahaṃ caite tānetānpasya pārvati

Translation

ଏମାନଙ୍କ ବିନା ମୋର ପ୍ରୀତି ନାହିଁ; ଏମାନଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ମୁଁ ରମି ପାରେନି। ଏମାନେ ମୁଁ, ମୁଁ ଏମାନେ—ହେ ପାର୍ବତୀ, ଏମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖ।

Word by Word

• vinā: without
• vinā: Sambandha (relation/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपातः/पूर्वपदप्रयोगः (indeclinable preposition: ‘without’)

• etān: these (ones)
• etān: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (or सर्वलिङ्ग), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), बहुवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• me: of me/my
• me: Sambandha (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• prītiḥ: affection/pleasure
• prītiḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• ebhiḥ: with/by these
• ebhiḥ: Karaṇa (instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (or सर्वलिङ्ग), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• virahitaḥ: deprived/separated
• virahitaḥ: Karta (predicate adjective of ‘I’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-rahita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकृत्/निष्पन्न-विशेषण (deprived, separated)

• rame: I delight/rejoice
• rame: Kriya (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (present), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• ete: these (are)
• ete: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (or सर्वलिङ्ग), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• aham: I (myself)
• aham: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्ति emphatic)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction)

• ete: these (are)
• ete: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (or सर्वलिङ्ग), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (or सर्वलिङ्ग), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (or सर्वलिङ्ग), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• paśya: see/behold
• paśya: Kriya (injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• pārvati: O Pārvatī
• pārvati: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva/Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside Śiva’s abode, Mahādeva speaks tenderly to Pārvatī, gesturing toward a nearby opening where his gaṇas can be seen; the mood is intimate and doctrinal—‘they are as I am’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva emphasizes inseparability between the Lord and his devoted attendants—service and belonging to Śiva’s retinue is a mark of intimate grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is specified; the passage is theological, describing Śiva’s bond with his attendants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the implied path is devoted association and service that leads to closeness with Śiva.