Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणाद्देवो दर्पितं तं ददाह तु । ततो दग्धे स्मरे चापि पार्वतीमपि व्रीतिताम्

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇāddevo darpitaṃ taṃ dadāha tu | tato dagdhe smare cāpi pārvatīmapi vrītitām

Translation

اسی سبب سے خدا (دیَو) نے اس مغرور کو جلا ڈالا؛ اور جب سمر (کام دیو) بھسم ہوا تو پاروتی دیوی بھی شرم سے ڈھک گئی۔

Word by Word

• एतस्मात्: from this, because of this
• एतस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कारणात्: from the reason, due to the cause
• कारणात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दर्पितम्: proud, arrogant
• दर्पितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्पित (कृदन्त; दर्पय्/दृप्? + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (तम्)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ददाह: burned
• ददाह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रम/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे/अनन्तरं (then/thereupon)

• दग्धे: when (he) was burnt
• दग्धे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; दह् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• स्मरे: in/when Kāma (Smara)
• स्मरे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• पार्वतीम्: Parvati
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• व्रीडिताम्: ashamed, abashed
• व्रीडिताम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीड् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पार्वतीम्)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narrative explanation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāma-dahana-smṛti (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva opens the third eye; Kāma (Smara) is burned to ashes; Pārvatī stands modestly, veiled or turning away in shame; attendants and devas react in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kāmadeva (Smara)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked pride and desire are restrained by divine tapas; humility and inner purity are upheld as dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on the cosmic event of Kāmadeva’s burning.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the implied discipline is tapas and mastery over desire.