Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

देवी प्राह ज्वालयिष्ये शरीरं योगवह्निना । महादेवकृतमतिरुच्छिष्टाहं यतोऽभवम्

Transliteration

devī prāha jvālayiṣye śarīraṃ yogavahninā | mahādevakṛtamatirucchiṣṭāhaṃ yato'bhavam

Translation

Nữ Thần thưa: “Ta sẽ thiêu đốt thân này bằng ngọn lửa yoga. Vì tâm ta đã bị Mahādeva định hình, nên ta trở thành kẻ như phần dư thừa sau Ngài (không xứng đáng).”

Word by Word

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• jvālayiṣye: I will burn / set on fire
• jvālayiṣye: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jval (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; णिजन्त (causative) ‘I will cause to burn’

• śarīram: the body
• śarīram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yogavahninā: by the fire of yoga
• yogavahninā: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘योगस्य वह्निः’

• mahādevakṛtamatiḥ: one whose resolve is made by Mahādeva
• mahādevakṛtamatiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier of aham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (√kṛ, कृदन्त) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘महादेवेन कृता मतिः यस्याः सा’ (as adjective to aham)

• ucchiṣṭā: impure/leftover (defiled)
• ucchiṣṭā: Visheshana (Qualifier of aham)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucchiṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yataḥ: because/since
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय/यद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: हेतुवाचक अव्यय (causal adverb)

• abhavam: I became
• abhavam: Kriya (Subordinate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfect-like past), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, seated in unwavering yogāsana, declares she will ignite yogic fire to consume the body; her face shows sorrowful resolve, with a subtle inner flame aura rather than external blaze.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Yoga-fire (yogavahni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yoga is portrayed as a purifying inner fire; devotion to Mahādeva drives radical self-purification and unwavering resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on yogic purification and Śaiva devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practice implied is yogic tapas—‘burning’ impurities through yogic discipline (yogavahni).