Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तदिदं च त्वया कार्यं मेनागर्भे प्रविश्य च । तस्याश्छविं कुरु कृष्णां यथा काली भवेत्तु सा

Transliteration

tadidaṃ ca tvayā kāryaṃ menāgarbhe praviśya ca | tasyāśchaviṃ kuru kṛṣṇāṃ yathā kālī bhavettu sā

Translation

และนี่คือสิ่งที่ท่านต้องกระทำ: จงเข้าสู่ครรภ์ของเมนา แล้วทำให้ผิวพรรณของนางคล้ำดำ เพื่อให้นางเป็นกาลีโดยแท้

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘तत्’ (that)

• idam: this
• idam: Karman (Apposition to object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘इदम्’ (this)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन — ‘त्वया’ (by you)

• kāryam: must be done
• kāryam: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) / √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘कार्यं’ (to be done)

• menā-garbhe: in Menā’s womb
• menā-garbhe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मेनायाः गर्भः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — ‘मेनागर्भे’ (in Menā’s womb)

• praviśya: having entered
• praviśya: Sambandha (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra√viś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-अव्ययभाव), ‘प्रविश्य’ (having entered)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — ‘तस्याः’ (of her)

• chavim: complexion
• chavim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chavi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘छविम्’ (complexion/lustre)

• kuru: make
• kuru: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘कुरु’ (make/do)

• kṛṣṇām: black
• kṛṣṇām: Karman (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘कृष्णाम्’ (black/dark)

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Sambandha (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्देश्य/परिणामबोधक) — ‘so that/as’

• kālī: Kālī
• kālī: Karta (Resultant subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘काली’ (Kālī)

• bhavet: may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Result/purpose verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘भवेत्’ (may become/should become)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विशेष/विरोधार्थ-निपात) — ‘indeed/but’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘सा’ (she)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya Devī-janma context (Menā-garbha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mystical inner-womb scene rendered symbolically: a subtle being enters Menā’s womb; the unborn Devī’s aura shifts to a deep, auspicious dark; attendants perceive omens; the Himalaya stands witness.

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Kālī
• Devī (Pārvatī implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess manifests in multiple forms (including Kālī) according to cosmic necessity and divine play (līlā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha; the setting is the Himālaya lineage through Menā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a divine instruction connected to manifestation, not a human ritual.