Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

शापांते हरपार्श्वे तु यास्यंति पृथिवीपते । विहायेमानतो भूप त्वमागच्छ मया सह

Transliteration

śāpāṃte harapārśve tu yāsyaṃti pṛthivīpate | vihāyemānato bhūpa tvamāgaccha mayā saha

Translation

ஓ பூமிபதி! சாபம் முடிந்தபின் அவர்கள் நிச்சயமாக ஹரன் (சிவன்) அருகே திரும்பிச் செல்வார்கள். ஆகவே, ஓ அரசே, இவர்களை இங்கே விட்டுவிட்டு என்னுடன் வா.

Word by Word

• śāpa-ante: at the end of the curse
• śāpa-ante: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śāpasya antaḥ)

• hara-pārśve: at Hara's side
• hara-pārśve: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (harasya pārśve)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे

• yāsyanti: they will go
• yāsyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धाातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• pṛthivī-pate: O lord of the earth
• pṛthivī-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pṛthivyāḥ patiḥ)

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-hā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• imān: these (people)
• imān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ataḥ: therefore/from here
• ataḥ: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb/particle)

• bhūpa: O king
• bhūpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mayā: with me/by me
• mayā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (postposition)

Speaker

Devadūta (divine messenger)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine messenger addresses King Indradyumna, urging him to leave the cursed ones in place, assuring their eventual return to Śiva’s side; the king stands resolute, oriented toward a distant vision of Hara.

Characters & Entities

• Devadūta
• Hara (Śiva)
• Haragaṇa
• Indradyumna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly and heavenly movements are temporary; ultimate fulfillment is presented as returning to the presence of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse highlights proximity to Śiva (Hara-pārśva) as the supreme goal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive within the narrative.