Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

नाहं स्पृशाम्यसंसिद्धां म्रिये वा नानृतं त्विदम् । ततः समाप्तनियमा पार्वती स्वयमाययौ

Transliteration

nāhaṃ spṛśāmyasaṃsiddhāṃ mriye vā nānṛtaṃ tvidam | tataḥ samāptaniyamā pārvatī svayamāyayau

Translation

“Hindi ko hahawakan ang sinumang hindi pa ganap ang pagtalima sa panata; mas nanaisin ko pang mamatay—hindi ito kasinungalingan.” Pagkaraan, nang matapos ang kanyang panata, si Pārvatī mismo ang dumating doon.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे; एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (कर्ता)

• spṛśāmi: touch
• spṛśāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: spṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकालः), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• asaṃsiddhām: one not properly accomplished/unsanctified (thing)
• asaṃsiddhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-saṃsiddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• mriye: I die
• mriye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकालः), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• anṛtam: falsehood
• anṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (अत्र प्रथमा—वाक्यविषयः)

• tataḥ: thereupon/from that
• tataḥ: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय/तस्मात्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक/हेतौ (from that/thereupon)

• samāpta-niyamā: having completed her observances
• samāpta-niyamā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + niyamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (समाप्ताः नियमाः यस्याः सा)

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचनम्

• svayam: herself
• svayam: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वयंकर्तृत्वे (oneself)

• āyayau: came
• āyayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूतः), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; quoted speech attributed to the brahmacārī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resolute ascetic figure refuses contact with one whose vow is unfinished; after the completion of her niyamas, Pārvatī arrives, radiant yet austere, bearing the gravitas of tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Brahmacārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Integrity to one’s vow and commitment to truth (satya) are upheld as higher than even fear of death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on vrata-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A rule of vow-discipline is stated: avoid touch/contact until the observance is fully completed.