Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

तथा शिरोमणी चैव तरले च मनोहरे । मुखं सुखोभनं चैव तथा कुपितसुंदरम् । दृष्टं हरेण च पुनः पुनर्द्यूतमकारयत्

Transliteration

tathā śiromaṇī caiva tarale ca manohare | mukhaṃ sukhobhanaṃ caiva tathā kupitasuṃdaram | dṛṣṭaṃ hareṇa ca punaḥ punardyūtamakārayat

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆమె శిరోమణిని, మనోహరంగా మెరుస్తున్న ఆభరణాలను కూడా పణంగా పెట్టింది; ఆమె ముఖం సుఖదాయకంగా ప్రకాశిస్తూ, కోపంలోనూ సుందరంగా ఉంది. అది చూచి హరుడు మళ్లీ మళ్లీ పాశక్రీడను కొనసాగింపజేశాడు.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थे) — indeclinable (adverb/connector: 'thus/likewise')

• शिरोमणी: crest-jewel
• शिरोमणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिरसः मणिः)

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — indeclinable particle (emphasis)

• तरले: O wavering/bright one
• तरले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative singular (addressing)

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

• मनोहरे: O charming one
• मनोहरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनॊहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative singular

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc. singular

• सुखोभनम्: pleasant and beautiful
• सुखोभनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + उभन/शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter Nom./Acc. singular; कर्मधारय (सुखं च शोभनं च)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — particle

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable

• कुपितसुन्दरम्: beautiful even when angry
• कुपितसुन्दरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित + सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter Nom./Acc. singular; कर्मधारय (कुपितं सुन्दरम्)

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — past passive participle ‘seen’

• हरेण: by Hari
• हरेण: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental singular

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/पुनरावृत्ति) — adverb

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्ति) — adverb

• द्यूतम्: dice-game; gambling
• द्यूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative singular

• अकारयत्: caused (it) to be done; made (them) play
• अकारयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → कारय (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, active, 3rd sg; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā offers crest-jewel and shimmering ornaments; her face is radiant yet beautifully angry; Śiva watches and urges the dice-game to continue—an intimate, playful contest in a divine chamber.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment to outward stakes and competitive play can deepen entanglement; the Purāṇic frame hints that inner discernment must govern emotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly tied to Kedāra’s sacred narrative canvas; the verse itself is character-driven rather than tīrtha-descriptive.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the continuation of the game and the offering of ornaments.