Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

तदोवाच महाबाहो गिरिजां प्रहसन्निव । स्वभावेनैव तत्सर्वं जंगमाजंगमं महत् । जातं त्वया मोहितं च त्रिगुणैः परिवेष्टितम्

Transliteration

tadovāca mahābāho girijāṃ prahasanniva | svabhāvenaiva tatsarvaṃ jaṃgamājaṃgamaṃ mahat | jātaṃ tvayā mohitaṃ ca triguṇaiḥ pariveṣṭitam

Translation

అప్పుడు మహాబాహు ప్రభువు గిరిజతో చిరునవ్వుతో అన్నాడు— ‘నీ స్వభావముచేతనే ఈ విశాల జగత్తు, చరాచరములు, ఉద్భవించాయి; ఇది త్రిగుణాలతో ఆవరించబడి మోహితమై ఉంది.’

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahābāho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (mahā + bāhu), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• girijām: Gिरिजा (Pārvatī)
• girijām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• prahasan: smiling/laughing
• prahasan: Kriya (Manner/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prahas (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (adverbial to uvāca)

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• svabhāvena: by (its) own nature
• svabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of sarvam)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• jaṅgama: moving
• jaṅgama: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (paired with ajaṅgamaṃ)

• ajaṅgamam: non-moving
• ajaṅgamam: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• mahat: great; vast
• mahat: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of sarvam)

• jātam: has arisen; was born
• jātam: Kriya (Result-state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• mohitam: deluded
• mohitam: Kriya (Result-state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; jātam इत्यस्य सहविधेय

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

• triguṇaiḥ: by the three guṇas
• triguṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (tri + guṇa), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• pariveṣṭitam: enveloped
• pariveṣṭitam: Kriya (Result-state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + veṣṭ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Girijā/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, mighty-armed, speaks to Girijā with a faint smile; behind them the cosmos unfolds—beings moving and unmoving—encircled by three colored bands symbolizing the guṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī (Girijā)
• Triguṇa (sattva-rajas-tamas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world’s manifestation and its bondage are tied to guṇas; liberation requires seeing beyond guṇa-driven delusion through divine insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context provides the sacred Himalayan frame while the verse teaches metaphysics.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse offers a philosophical explanation of creation and guṇa-envelopment.