Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

गौर्युवाच । तपःशक्त्यान्वितः शंभो करोषि विपुलं तपः । तव बुद्धिरियं जाता तपस्तप्तुं महात्मनः

Transliteration

gauryuvāca | tapaḥśaktyānvitaḥ śaṃbho karoṣi vipulaṃ tapaḥ | tava buddhiriyaṃ jātā tapastaptuṃ mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Gaurī nói: “Hỡi Śambhu, ngài được trang bị sức mạnh của tapas nên thực hành khổ hạnh vô cùng lớn lao. Hỡi bậc đại hồn, nơi ngài đã khởi lên quyết tâm này để thực hiện tapas.”

Word by Word

• gaurī: Gaurī
• gaurī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śaktyā: with power
• śaktyā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√i (धातु) / anvita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तार्थ (endowed/possessed)

• śaṃbho: O Śambhu
• śaṃbho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• karoṣi: you do/perform
• karoṣi: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vipulam: great; abundant
• vipulam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तपः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• buddhiḥ: intention; mind
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Pronominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jātā: has arisen
• jātā: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate as participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि (arisen/been born)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• taptum: to practice (austerity)
• taptum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थ (to perform/undergo)

• mahātmanaḥ: O great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/षष्ठी एकवचन; प्रसङ्गतः सम्बोधन (O great-souled one)

Speaker

Gaurī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurī addresses Śambhu with reverent admiration, highlighting his tapas-śakti; Śiva is shown as a yogin radiating quiet power, the mountains echoing his immensity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Pārvatī
• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is a divine power when guided by steady resolve; spiritual effort is portrayed as purposeful and potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the broader frame; this verse glorifies tapas rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it references tapas as a disciplined spiritual practice.