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
女神说道：“我将以瑜伽之火焚烧此身。因为我的心意已被大天（摩诃提婆）所塑成，因此我成了如同在他之后所剩的余物（不配者）。”
Word by Word
devīthe goddess
devī:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
prāhasaid
prāha:
Kriya (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√ah (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
jvālayiṣyeI will burn / set on fire
jvālayiṣye:
Kriya (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√jval (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
Formलृट् (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; णिजन्त (causative) ‘I will cause to burn’
śarīramthe body
śarīram:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootśarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
yogavahnināby the fire of yoga
yogavahninā:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘योगस्य वह्निः’
mahādevakṛtamatiḥone whose resolve is made by Mahādeva
mahādevakṛtamatiḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier of aham)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahādeva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (√kṛ, कृदन्त) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘महादेवेन कृता मतिः यस्याः सा’ (as adjective to aham)
ucchiṣṭāimpure/leftover (defiled)
ucchiṣṭā:
Visheshana (Qualifier of aham)
TypeAdjective
Rootucchiṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
ahamI
aham:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन
yataḥbecause/since
yataḥ:
Hetu (Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatas (अव्यय/यद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formहेतुवाचक अव्यय (causal adverb)
abhavamI became
abhavam:
Kriya (Subordinate verb)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलुङ् (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
D
Devī (Pārvatī)M
Mahādeva (Śiva)Y
Yoga-fire (yogavahni)FAQs
Yoga is portrayed as a purifying inner fire; devotion to Mahādeva drives radical self-purification and unwavering resolve.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on yogic purification and Śaiva devotion.
The practice implied is yogic tapas—‘burning’ impurities through yogic discipline (yogavahni).