Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

लज्जाजडः स्मितं चक्रे ततः पार्थ स वै हरः । ततो विशिष्टा ब्रुवति शीघ्रं कालोऽतिवर्तते

Transliteration

lajjājaḍaḥ smitaṃ cakre tataḥ pārtha sa vai haraḥ | tato viśiṣṭā bruvati śīghraṃ kālo'tivartate

Translation

ਤਦ ਲਾਜ ਨਾਲ ਜੜ੍ਹ ਹੋਏ ਹਰ (ਸ਼ਿਵ) ਨੇ ਕੇਵਲ ਹੌਲੀ ਮੁਸਕਾਨ ਕੀਤੀ, ਹੇ ਪਾਰਥ। ਫਿਰ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਬੋਲੀ, “ਛੇਤੀ ਕਰੋ—ਸਮਾਂ ਲੰਘਦਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।”

Word by Word

• lajjā-jaḍaḥ: stunned with embarrassment
• lajjā-jaḍaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lajjā (प्रातिपदिक) + jaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (लज्जया जडः)

• smitaṃ: a smile
• smitaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• cakre: made / did
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/परिपूर्ण भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमबोधक-अव्यय

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/उपपादक-अव्यय (indeed/emphatic particle)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमबोधक-अव्यय

• viśiṣṭā: the distinguished lady
• viśiṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśiṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विशिष्टा = ‘श्रेष्ठा स्त्री’)

• bruvati: says
• bruvati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (काव्ये)

• śīghraṃ: quickly
• śīghraṃ: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ativartate: passes by / elapses
• ativartate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrates; the direct speech is by a “viśiṣṭā” lady (contextual elder/attendant)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, momentarily bashful, offers only a gentle smile; a noble lady steps forward, gesturing that the auspicious time is slipping away.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• A distinguished lady (viśiṣṭā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s humility and restraint are celebrated; dharmic rites also value timely, orderly completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; it is an interpersonal moment within the divine wedding narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implicit emphasis on kāla (proper timing) in completing ritual proceedings.