Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

विजयोवाच । तपसा महता चैव शिवं प्राप्तासि शोभने । मृषशा द्यूतं कृतं तेन शंकरेण तपस्विना

Transliteration

vijayovāca | tapasā mahatā caiva śivaṃ prāptāsi śobhane | mṛṣaśā dyūtaṃ kṛtaṃ tena śaṃkareṇa tapasvinā

Translation

ବିଜୟା କହିଲା—ହେ ଶୋଭନେ! ମହାତପସ୍ୟାରେ ତୁମେ ଶିବଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରିଛ। କିନ୍ତୁ ସେଇ ତପସ୍ବୀ ଶଙ୍କର ତୁମ ସହ ଛଳର ଦ୍ୟୁତ ଖେଳିଥିବା ପରି ଲାଗୁଛି।

Word by Word

• vijayā: Vijayā
• vijayā: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; वक्ता

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्, धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; करणम्

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (तपसा)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम्

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्म

• prāptāsi: you have attained
• prāptāsi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (आप्, धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• śobhane: O beautiful one
• śobhane: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• mṛṣā: falsely
• mṛṣā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mṛṣā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb: falsely)

• śā: (particle; uncertain)
• śā: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śā (अव्यय/निपात; पाठभेदः)
• Form: निपातः; अस्य पदस्य अर्थः/पाठः संदिग्धः (mṛṣāśā इति संधिः)

• dyūtam: gambling/game
• dyūtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि भावे कर्तृस्थाने (passive sense)

• kṛtam: was done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (dyūtam)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्तृ/करण (passive)

• śaṃkareṇa: by Śaṅkara
• śaṃkareṇa: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्तृ (passive)

• tapasvinā: by the ascetic
• tapasvinā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (śaṃkareṇa)

Speaker

Vijayā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience within Kedārakhaṇḍa (unspecified in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijayā speaks emphatically to Pārvatī, gesturing as if warning about a gamble; Pārvatī listens, wounded yet composed, her austerity-marked dignity visible.

Characters & Entities

• Vijayā
• Śiva
• Śaṅkara
• Pārvatī (addressed as śobhane)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine play can appear puzzling; the verse frames hardship as arising from a ‘game,’ urging discernment and timely action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative connected to Kedāra’s sacred milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse references tapas (austerity) as Pārvatī’s means of attaining Śiva.