Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

शोचनीयतमा पूर्वमासीत्पार्वति कौमुदी । त्वं संवृत्ता द्वितीयासि तस्यास्तत्संगमाशया

Transliteration

śocanīyatamā pūrvamāsītpārvati kaumudī | tvaṃ saṃvṛttā dvitīyāsi tasyāstatsaṃgamāśayā

Translation

噢，帕尔瓦蒂，往昔考慕迪最为可怜；如今你成了第二个——只因你怀着与他相合的希冀。

Word by Word

• शोचनीयतमा: most pitiable
• शोचनीयतमा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोचनीय (कृदन्त; √शुच् (धातु) + अनीय) + तम (तद्धित/प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative)

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• पूर्वम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• कौमुदी: Kaumudī (name)
• कौमुदी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमुदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संवृत्ता: have become
• संवृत्ता: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवृत्त (कृदन्त; सम् + √वृत् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• द्वितीया: second
• द्वितीया: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• असि: are
• असि: Kriyā (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: of that (him)
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (अत्र ‘तस्य’ अर्थे); संकेतक

• सङ्गम: union/meeting
• सङ्गम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वे)

• आशया: by hope/with the hope
• आशया: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

A brahmacārin critic (implied to be Śiva in disguise) addressing Pārvatī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker tells Pārvatī she has become ‘second most pitiable’ after Kaumudī, because of her hope to unite with Śiva; Pārvatī is shown resolute yet wounded.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Kaumudī
• Śaṅkara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is often mocked by worldly speech; the aspirant must endure blame without abandoning the chosen ideal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative comparison meant to discourage Pārvatī.