Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तां करेऽगृह्णाच्छबरीं मदनातुरः । उवाच तं स्मयंती सा मुंचमुंचेति सादरम्

Transliteration

ityuktvā tāṃ kare'gṛhṇācchabarīṃ madanāturaḥ | uvāca taṃ smayaṃtī sā muṃcamuṃceti sādaram

Translation

ఇట్లు చెప్పి మదనాతురుడై అతడు శబరీ చేతిని పట్టుకున్నాడు. ఆమె చిరునవ్వుతో సాదరంగా పలికింది— “విడిచెయ్యి, విడిచెయ్యి.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• kare: in (his) hand
• kare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (कर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘करे’ = in/at the hand

• agṛhṇāt: seized/took
• agṛhṇāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śabarīm: the Śabarī woman
• śabarīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabarī (शबरी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• madana-āturaḥ: distressed by desire
• madana-āturaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madana (मदन) + ātura (आतुर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मदनेन/मदनस्य आतुरः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tam: to him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• smayantī: smiling
• smayantī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smay (स्मय् धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘smiling’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• muñca: release!
• muñca: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• muñca: release!
• muñca: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (स + आदर)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया (adverbial accusative); manner-adverb

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A love-stricken ascetic-lord grasps the maiden’s hand; she smiles with composed dignity and gently protests, asking him to release her.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śabarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative highlights the need for propriety and restraint even amid intense emotion, setting up a dharmic resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra remains the sacred narrative backdrop, where moral order is ultimately affirmed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it is a narrative moment emphasizing conduct (ācāra).