Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

एवं दिव्यसहस्राणि वर्षाणि च तताप वै । हिमा लयस्तदागत्य पार्वतीं कृतनिश्चयाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ divyasahasrāṇi varṣāṇi ca tatāpa vai | himā layastadāgatya pārvatīṃ kṛtaniścayām

Translation

Deste modo, ela de fato praticou austeridades por milhares de anos divinos. Então Himālaya veio ao encontro de Pārvatī, firme em sua resolução.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• दिव्य-सहस्राणि: divine thousands
• दिव्य-सहस्राणि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural neuter); समासः—दिव्यानि सहस्राणि (कर्मधारय)

• वर्षाणि: years
• वर्षाणि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural neuter)

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

• तताप: did penance
• तताप: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular perfect)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हिमालयः: Himālaya
• हिमालयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular masculine); समासः—हिमस्य आलयः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-gam (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (Gerund); पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having come)

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular feminine)

• कृत-निश्चयाम्: having made a firm resolve
• कृत-निश्चयाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; कृ धातु + क्त) + niścaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कृतः निश्चयः यस्याः सा (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय; अर्थतः ‘made a resolve’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-Himālaya tapas-bhūmi

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A time-lapse feel: Pārvatī unchanged in resolve while seasons pass; then the majestic Himālaya as a crowned mountain-king arrives with retinue, approaching the meditating goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Himālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual goals mature over time; steadfast determination (niścaya) is honored as a divine virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan sphere of Kedāra is the implied sacred setting within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on long-duration tapas as a sacred discipline.