Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तस्योक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच कमलेक्षणा । स्त्रियो हि सुखसंस्पर्शाः पुरुषस्य न संशयः

Transliteration

tasyoktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā uvāca kamalekṣaṇā | striyo hi sukhasaṃsparśāḥ puruṣasya na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของท่าน นางผู้มีดวงตาดุจดอกบัวจึงกล่าวว่า “สำหรับบุรุษแล้ว สัมผัสของสตรีนั้นช่างรื่นรมย์แน่นอน ไม่มีข้อสงสัยเลย”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उक्तम्: spoken; said
• उक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; वचनम् इति विशेषणम्

• वचनम्: words; statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कमलेक्षणा: the lotus-eyed woman
• कमलेक्षणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (कमलवत् ईक्षणे यस्याः सा)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• सुखसंस्पर्शाः: pleasant to touch
• सुखसंस्पर्शाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (स्त्रियः इति); कर्मधारय-समासः (सुखः संस्पर्शः येषाम्)

• पुरुषस्य: of a man
• पुरुषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: no; not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

ṛṣibhāryā (the lotus-eyed woman)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lotus-eyed woman responds candidly to Śiva’s statement, articulating the common human view of sensual pleasure; the contrast between her ornamentation and Śiva’s austerity is central.

Characters & Entities

• ṛṣibhāryā
• Śiva (implied interlocutor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It foregrounds the reality of sensory attraction, setting the stage for teachings on discernment (viveka) and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where moral-theological dialogues are woven into the sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is part of a moral dialogue about desire and control.