Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

मा विषादं कुरु सखि मदनं जीवयाम्यहम् । त्वदर्थं भो विशालाक्षि तपसाऽराधयाम्यहम्

Transliteration

mā viṣādaṃ kuru sakhi madanaṃ jīvayāmyaham | tvadarthaṃ bho viśālākṣi tapasā'rādhayāmyaham

Translation

“莫要悲伤，友人；我将令摩陀那复生。为你啊，明眸广目者，我将以苦行（tapas）礼敬湿婆。”

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात — Prohibitive particle ‘do not’

• विषादम्: despair
• विषादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• कुरु: do / make
• कुरु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular

• सखि: O friend
• सखि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative singular

• मदनम्: Madana (Kāma)
• मदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular

• जीवयामि: I revive / will bring to life
• जीवयामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु) + णिच् (प्रेरण)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 1st person singular; causative ‘I will revive’ (context-future)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (I)

• त्वदर्थम्: for your sake
• त्वदर्थम्: Kriya-viseshana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः (अर्थे ‘निमित्ते/कृते’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण — ‘for your sake’

• भो: O
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात — Vocative particle

• विशालाक्षि: O wide-eyed one
• विशालाक्षि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल-अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental singular

• आराधयामि: I propitiate / worship
• आराधयामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राध् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग) + णिच्
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 1st person singular; causative ‘I will propitiate/worship’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Ananga (Kāma/Madana, in subtle form) consoling Rati (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā comforts Rati: a gentle hand gesture of reassurance, eyes compassionate; Rati still grieving but receiving hope; the ash-memory of Madana contrasts with the vow of revival through tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kāma)
• Viśālākṣi (epithet)
• Tapas (austerity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grief is met with dharma: steadfast austerity and worship can restore what seems lost when aligned with divine will.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa, implying the Kedāra (Kedāranātha) sacred landscape where tapas and Śiva-upāsanā are especially potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) as a means of ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Śiva.