Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

तमानयामि चात्रैव तपसा केवलेन हि । तपोबलेन महता सुसेव्यो हि सदाशिवः

Transliteration

tamānayāmi cātraiva tapasā kevalena hi | tapobalena mahatā susevyo hi sadāśivaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นี่เอง ข้าพเจ้าจักอัญเชิญพระองค์มาด้วยตบะเพียงอย่างเดียว ด้วยพลังอันยิ่งใหญ่แห่งตบะ พระสทาศิวะย่อมเป็นผู้ควรแก่การบูชาและการรับใช้เป็นอย่างยิ่ง

Word by Word

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

• आनयामि: I bring
• आनयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√नी (धातु) [णिच् causative: आनय-]
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• केवलेन: alone, mere
• केवलेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपसा इति)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• तपोबलेन: by the power of austerity
• तपोबलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः बलम्)

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपोबलेन इति)

• सुसेव्यः: worthy of good service/propitiation
• सुसेव्यः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सेव्य (कृदन्त; √सेव् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘well to be served/propitiated’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrim audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A determined sādhikā/sādhaka declares that by pure austerity here itself the Lord will be drawn near; the scene centers on intense meditation amid snow peaks, with a subtle vision of Sadāśiva appearing.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas generates spiritual power (tapo-bala) that makes divine communion possible; sincere discipline is itself worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sanctity is implied: the very place of tapas becomes a spiritual magnet for Sadāśiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas alone is prescribed as the means of propitiation and attainment.