Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे देवो महादेवो जगाम ह । आभ्यंतरे प्रवेष्टुं च मतिं दध्रे महेश्वरः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare devo mahādevo jagāma ha | ābhyaṃtare praveṣṭuṃ ca matiṃ dadhre maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Nesse ínterim, o Deus Mahādeva seguiu adiante. Maheśvara, em seu íntimo, decidiu entrar no interior.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अन्तरे: in the interval, meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपात-अव्यय

• आभ्यन्तरे: inside, in the interior
• आभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रवेष्टुम्: to enter
• प्रवेष्टुम्: Purpose (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√विश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• मतिम्: intention, thought
• मतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• दध्रे: held, formed (in mind)
• दध्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the violent moment, Śiva moves forward toward the inner chamber; the doorway opens into a quieter interior, foreshadowing confrontation with Pārvatī’s grief.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Maheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions lead to consequences that unfold immediately; the narrative moves toward recognition, remorse, and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.