Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

मदनो हि मया दग्धः सर्वेषां कार्यसिद्धये । मया ह्यधि कृता तन्वी गिरिजा च सुमध्यमा

Transliteration

madano hi mayā dagdhaḥ sarveṣāṃ kāryasiddhaye | mayā hyadhi kṛtā tanvī girijā ca sumadhyamā

Translation

แท้จริงเราได้เผามทนะเพื่อให้กิจของทุกผู้สำเร็จ และเรายังได้กำกับดูแลและชี้นำคิริชา (ปารวตี) ผู้เพรียวบาง เอวอรชรนั้นด้วย

Word by Word

• मदनः: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (मदनः इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradāna (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्यसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• अधि: over; upon
• अधि: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/पूर्वप्रयोग-अव्यय (preverb: over/upon)

• कृता: made; appointed
• कृता: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (गिरिजा/तन्वी इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• तन्वी: the slender one
• तन्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गिरिजा: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• गिरिजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरेः जा = पर्वतस्य कन्या)

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

• सुमध्यमा: having a very slender waist
• सुमध्यमा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमध्यमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + मध्यमा)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva declares he burned Madana for the success of all purposes; Pārvatī (Girijā, tanvī, sumadhyamā) stands poised—both tender and formidable—signaling Śiva’s guidance of the cosmic feminine energy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Madana (Kāma)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s actions—even severe ones like burning Kāma—serve loka-saṅgraha (the welfare and order of the worlds).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly; the verse is mythic-theological within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it references the famed Kāma-dahana episode as part of the divine plan.