Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

कुबेरं पवनं चैव तथैव च विभावसुम् । एवमादीनि वाक्यानि उवाच परमेश्वरः । सखीनां श्रृण्वतीनां च यत्र सा तपसि स्थिता

Transliteration

kuberaṃ pavanaṃ caiva tathaiva ca vibhāvasum | evamādīni vākyāni uvāca parameśvaraḥ | sakhīnāṃ śrṛṇvatīnāṃ ca yatra sā tapasi sthitā

Translation

—ทั้งกุเบร และปวะนะ (วายุ) อีกทั้งวิภาวสุ (อัคนี) ด้วย พระปรเมศวรตรัสถ้อยคำทำนองนี้และอื่น ๆ ขณะสหายหญิงของนางกำลังสดับ ณ สถานที่ซึ่งนางตั้งมั่นในตบะอย่างแน่วแน่

Word by Word

• कुबेरम्: Kubera
• कुबेरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पवनम्: Vāyu (wind-god)
• पवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• विभावसुम्: Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• विभावसुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अग्निः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• आदीनि: and the like
• आदीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (एवम्-आदि = 'such and such')

• वाक्यानि: statements, words
• वाक्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—परमः ईश्वरः

• सखीनाम्: of the female companions
• सखीनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शृण्वतीनाम्: of (them) listening
• शृण्वतीनाम्: Adhikaraṇa/Context (Locative sense via genitive context)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + शृण्वत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सखीनाम्)

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

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तपसि: in austerity, in penance
• तपसि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थिताः: was staying, remained
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) प्रयुक्तः विधेय-विशेषणरूपे; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (स्थितā)

Speaker

Parameśvara (Śiva) in baṭu-rūpa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parameśvara in baṭu guise speaks a string of names (Kubera, Vāyu, Agni) while Devī stands in austerity; her sakhīs listen, forming a semicircle; the Himalayan backdrop emphasizes stillness and spiritual heat (tapas).

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Pavana (Vāyu)
• Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• Parameśvara
• Sakhīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted cosmic powers are secondary to the Supreme; steadfast tapas becomes the setting for divine revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra—the scene of Śivā’s austerities and Śiva’s testing discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced as the practice being undertaken; no specific vrata details are given in this verse.