Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

शीघ्रमेव करिष्यामि ततो युक्तमनंतरम् । एवमस्त्विति तां देवीं वीरकः प्राह सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

śīghrameva kariṣyāmi tato yuktamanaṃtaram | evamastviti tāṃ devīṃ vīrakaḥ prāha sāṃpratam

Translation

“میں فوراً کر دوں گا؛ پھر جو مناسب ہے وہ بلا تاخیر ہو جائے گا۔” یہ کہہ کر “ایسا ہی ہو” ویرک نے اسی وقت دیوی سے عرض کیا۔

Word by Word

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• eva: indeed, certainly
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future, 1st person, Singular

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from that')

• yuktam: proper, appropriate
• yuktam: Karya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used predicatively; Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular

• anantaram: immediately
• anantaram: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: 'immediately')

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 3rd person, Singular

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• vīrakaḥ: Vīraka
• vīrakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• sāṃpratam: now, at that moment
• sāṃpratam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃprata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: 'now/at present')

Speaker

Vīraka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīraka, hands folded, responds swiftly to the Goddess’s instruction; the Goddess stands or sits in ascetic composure, the sacred grove and Śiva-symbols nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Vīraka
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt, disciplined service to a sacred vow sustains spiritual work; dharma is strengthened by immediate right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on safeguarding Devī’s ascetic setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it confirms adherence to the protective rule around the tapas-site.