Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

तपसा परमेणैव प्रार्थितो मदनांतकः । शांतं च मे महात्कार्यं सर्वेषामपि दुर्ल्लभम्

Transliteration

tapasā parameṇaiva prārthito madanāṃtakaḥ | śāṃtaṃ ca me mahātkāryaṃ sarveṣāmapi durllabham

Translation

“ด้วยตบะอันสูงสุดเท่านั้น ข้าพเจ้าได้อ้อนวอนมทนานตกะ (ผู้ปราบกามเทพ) และกิจอันยิ่งใหญ่ของข้าพเจ้า—ซึ่งแม้สรรพสัตว์ก็ยากจะบรรลุ—บัดนี้สำเร็จอย่างสงบแล้ว”

Word by Word

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• parameṇa: supreme
• parameṇa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘तपसा’ इति विशेषणम्

• eva: indeed; only
• eva: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• prārthitaḥ: was requested
• prārthitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रार्थितः’ = was entreated

• madanāntakaḥ: the slayer of Madana (Śiva)
• madanāntakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मदनस्य अन्तकः)

• śāntam: pacified; settled
• śāntam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP from √śam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कार्यं’ इति विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मम/मे

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कार्यं’ इति विशेषणम्

• kāryam: task; matter
• kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• api: even
• api: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपातः (also/even)

• durllabham: hard to obtain
• durllabham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur + labha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दुर्लभम् = difficult to obtain)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (tapas-siddhi frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame interlocutors; within scene, Himālaya is listener and Umā is speaker

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī speaks with composed radiance, recounting that by supreme austerity she pleased Madanāntaka; the atmosphere shifts from tears to serene accomplishment.

Characters & Entities

• Madanāntaka
• Śiva
• Tapas
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast tapas, aligned with devotion, culminates in divine grace—achieving what is otherwise rare and difficult.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region provides the sacred Himalayan frame where such tapas and divine encounters are celebrated in Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is emphasized as the means of prayerful attainment; no specific vrata details are given in this verse.