Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तपोधनोऽसि योगीश विरक्तोऽसि निरंजनः । आत्मारामो हि निर्द्वंद्वो मदनो येन घातितः

Transliteration

tapodhano'si yogīśa virakto'si niraṃjanaḥ | ātmārāmo hi nirdvaṃdvo madano yena ghātitaḥ

Translation

“โอ้จอมแห่งโยคี ท่านมั่งคั่งด้วยทรัพย์แห่งตบะ ท่านวางวายและไร้มลทิน ท่านรื่นรมย์ในอาตมัน ปราศจากคู่ตรงข้าม—ผู้ซึ่งแม้กามเทพก็ยังถูกทำลาย”

Word by Word

• तपोधनः: one rich in austerity
• तपोधनः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः धनम्/धनवान् = rich in austerity)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• योगीश: O lord of yogins
• योगीश: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (योगिनाम् ईशः = lord of yogins)

• विरक्तः: detached
• विरक्तः: Pratipādya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + रञ्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निरंजनः: stainless
• निरंजनः: Pratipādya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक विशेषण (stainless/untainted)

• आत्मारामः: self-content
• आत्मारामः: Pratipādya
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + आराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आत्मनि आरामः यस्य/आत्मनि रमते = self-delighting)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; निश्चयार्थक

• निर्द्वन्द्वः: free from dualities
• निर्द्वन्द्वः: Pratipādya
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (free from pairs of opposites)

• मदनः: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनः: Karma (Object in passive clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Kartā (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• घातितः: was slain/destroyed
• घातितः: Kriyā (Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्/घात् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (causative past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘हतः/दग्धः’ अर्थे

Speaker

Pārvatī (Girijā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience / ṛṣi interlocutors (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī extols Śiva’s yogic nature—radiant ascetic with serene gaze, ashes, matted locks—evoking the stillness of a Himalayan hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Kāma (Madana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest ideal is inner freedom—detachment, purity, and Self-abidance beyond desire and duality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise occurs within Kedāra’s māhātmya setting, associating the tīrtha with Śiva’s yogic supremacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is theological praise emphasizing yogic and ascetic virtues.