Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणाद्देवो दर्पितं तं ददाह तु । ततो दग्धे स्मरे चापि पार्वतीमपि व्रीतिताम्

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇāddevo darpitaṃ taṃ dadāha tu | tato dagdhe smare cāpi pārvatīmapi vrītitām

Translation

ఈ కారణంతోనే దేవుడు ఆ గర్విష్ఠుణ్ణి దహించాడు; స్మరుడు (కామదేవుడు) దగ్ధమైనప్పుడు పార్వతీదేవి కూడా లజ్జతో కమ్మబడింది.

Word by Word

• एतस्मात्: from this, because of this
• एतस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कारणात्: from the reason, due to the cause
• कारणात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

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

• दर्पितम्: proud, arrogant
• दर्पितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्पित (कृदन्त; दर्पय्/दृप्? + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (तम्)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ददाह: burned
• ददाह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रम/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे/अनन्तरं (then/thereupon)

• दग्धे: when (he) was burnt
• दग्धे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; दह् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• स्मरे: in/when Kāma (Smara)
• स्मरे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• पार्वतीम्: Parvati
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• व्रीडिताम्: ashamed, abashed
• व्रीडिताम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीड् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पार्वतीम्)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narrative explanation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāma-dahana-smṛti (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva opens the third eye; Kāma (Smara) is burned to ashes; Pārvatī stands modestly, veiled or turning away in shame; attendants and devas react in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kāmadeva (Smara)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked pride and desire are restrained by divine tapas; humility and inner purity are upheld as dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on the cosmic event of Kāmadeva’s burning.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the implied discipline is tapas and mastery over desire.