Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

मुहुः स्वं परिनिंदंती जगाम गिरिशांतिकम् । संप्रयांतीं च तां द्वारी अपवार्य समाहितः

Transliteration

muhuḥ svaṃ pariniṃdaṃtī jagāma giriśāṃtikam | saṃprayāṃtīṃ ca tāṃ dvārī apavārya samāhitaḥ

Translation

Nàng tự trách mình hết lần này đến lần khác rồi đến trước thánh nhan Girīśa. Khi nàng đang tiến lại gần, người giữ cửa tỉnh thức bước ra nơi ngưỡng cửa và ngăn nàng lại.

Word by Word

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘again and again’)

• स्वम्: herself
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; आत्मवाचक (self)

• परिनिन्दन्ती: blaming/criticizing
• परिनिन्दन्ती: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + निन्द् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (doing)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• गिरिशान्तिकम्: to the vicinity of Girīśa (Śiva)
• गिरिशान्तिकम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संप्रयान्तीम्: (her) who was going forth
• संप्रयान्तीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (as object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वारी: the doorkeeper
• द्वारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपवार्य: having barred/warded off
• अपवार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action adjunct)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• समाहितः: composed, attentive
• समाहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) ‘समाहित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying द्वारी)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple/threshold (dvāra) motif

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā, repeatedly blaming herself, approaches Śiva’s sanctum; at the doorway a focused gatekeeper steps forward and gently but firmly bars her entry, creating a poignant pause at the threshold.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Dvārī (gatekeeper)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the Divine is paired with humility and self-examination, and even exalted beings observe order and restraint at sacred thresholds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the scene is set at Girīśa (Śiva)’s abode/threshold in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated; the verse implies discipline and decorum when approaching sacred presence.