Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सुतापित्रोश्च तत्रैव शंकरो दुरतिक्रमः । पार्वतीं प्रति तत्रैव चिंतामापेदिरे सुराः

Transliteration

sutāpitrośca tatraiva śaṃkaro duratikramaḥ | pārvatīṃ prati tatraiva ciṃtāmāpedire surāḥ

Translation

Doon din, nanatili roon si Śaṅkara—di-malalampasan—na nakatuon sa kanyang layon; at ang mga diyos, sa paggunita kay Pārvatī, ay sinaklot ng pangamba.

Word by Word

• sutā-pitroḥ: of the daughter and the father
• sutā-pitroḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन; (स्त्री+पुं) ‘सुतायाः पित्रोः’/‘सुतापित्रोः’ = ‘of the daughter and the father’ (genitive dual)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थ (emphatic particle: only/indeed)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nominative singular)

• duratikramaḥ: hard to overcome/insurmountable
• duratikramaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + atikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (उपपदपूर्वक) ‘दुर्-अतिक्रमः’ = ‘hard to transgress’ (masc nom sg; adjective)

• pārvatīm: Pārvatī
• pārvatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (fem accusative singular)

• prati: towards/with regard to
• prati: Sambandha-bodhaka (Relation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/उपपद; ‘प्रति’ = towards/with regard to (indeclinable preposition)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थ (emphatic particle)

• ciṃtām: worry/anxiety
• ciṃtām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (fem accusative singular)

• āpedire: they attained/experienced
• āpedire: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-pad (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (perfect, 3rd person plural, ātmanepada)

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (masc nominative plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara stands or sits in formidable stillness, radiating unassailable power; nearby, devas gather with worried faces, glancing toward Pārvatī’s situation, creating a tense celestial council atmosphere against Himalayan grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Pārvatī
• Surāḥ (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods cannot compel the Supreme; divine outcomes unfold through dharma and right timing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Kedāra Khaṇḍa, associated with the Kedāra sacred geography, though this verse centers on the devas’ concern.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes a narrative turning point (the devas’ anxiety).