Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

इयं कुमारी सुश्रोणी तन्वी चारुप्रभाषिणी । नानेतव्या मत्समीपे वारयामि पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

iyaṃ kumārī suśroṇī tanvī cāruprabhāṣiṇī | nānetavyā matsamīpe vārayāmi punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

“此少女，腰胯端美，身形纤细，言语柔和；不可带到我近前。我一再禁止。”

Word by Word

• iyam: this (girl)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• kumārī: maiden
• kumārī: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• suśroṇī: fair-hipped
• suśroṇī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + śroṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुश्रोणी = शोभना श्रोणी यस्याः)

• tanvī: slender
• tanvī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• cāruprabhāṣiṇī: sweet-speaking
• cāruprabhāṣiṇī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक; √bhāṣ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (चारुं प्रभाषते इति)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• ānetavyā: to be brought
• ānetavyā: Kriya (क्रिया/Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (gerundive: 'is not to be brought')

• mat: my
• mat: Possessor (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-समास-पूर्वपद (genitival base 'my'); अव्ययवत् पूर्वपद

• samīpe: near
• samīpe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vārayāmi: I forbid/prevent
• vārayāmi: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु; causative/णिच्: vāray-)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'I prevent/ward off')

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्ति-बोधक (adverb: again)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्ति-बोधक (adverb: again)

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, calm yet firm, gestures in prohibition; the maiden is depicted at a respectful distance, emphasizing ascetic boundary and the tension between beauty and renunciation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kumārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual life includes boundaries; even what appears pleasing must be approached with restraint in a sacred context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the narrative backdrop; the verse itself stresses dharmic restraint rather than site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A strict behavioral rule: do not bring the maiden into Śiva’s proximity.