Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

क्रियतामसुराः श्रेष्ठाः शुभेच्छा किंचिदस्ति वः । श्वेभूते पारणं कुर्याद्व्रतार्चनरतिश्च वः

Transliteration

kriyatāmasurāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ śubhecchā kiṃcidasti vaḥ | śvebhūte pāraṇaṃ kuryādvratārcanaratiśca vaḥ

Translation

“โอ้ยอดแห่งอสูรทั้งหลาย หากในพวกท่านมีเจตนาดีอันเป็นมงคล ก็จงกระทำเถิด ครั้นถึงวันพรุ่ง จงทำปารณะให้ถูกต้องเพื่อปิดการถือศีลอด และให้ความยินดีของท่านตั้งอยู่ในบูชาอรจนะอันประกอบกับวัตร”

Word by Word

• क्रियताम्: let it be done; do (it)
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; आज्ञार्थः/विध्यर्थः

• असुराः: O Asuras
• असुराः: Sambodhyah (Addressee/सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनप्रायः

• श्रेष्ठाः: excellent; best
• श्रेष्ठाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (असुराः)

• शुभ: auspicious; good
• शुभ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• इच्छा: desire; intention
• इच्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वाक्ये कर्तृ/विधेयभावः

• किंचित्: something; a little
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; अल्पपरिमाणवाचि

• अस्ति: is; exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वः: of you; your
• वः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/Genitive or 4th/Dative), बहुवचन; संदर्भे षष्ठी (your)

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भूते: when it has come; when it is (tomorrow)
• भूते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे (when it has become)

• पारणम्: breaking the fast
• पारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• व्रत: of a vow
• व्रत: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• अर्चन: of worship
• अर्चन: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• रतिः: delight/attachment in vow and worship
• रतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: व्रत-अर्चनयोः रतिः (व्रतार्चनरति)

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

• वः: of you; your
• वः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Asura-śreṣṭhas (foremost Asuras)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs the foremost Asuras: keep auspicious intent, complete the fast tomorrow with pāraṇa, and delight in vowed worship.

Characters & Entities

• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even those of harsh nature are urged toward śubhecchā (good intent): complete vows properly (pāraṇa) and cultivate joy in worship, aligning conduct with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, centered on Kedāra/Kedāranātha and its sacred geography, though this verse itself emphasizes vrata-practice rather than naming a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pāraṇa—formally concluding the fast on the next day—and maintain devotion to vrata along with arcana (ritual worship).