Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । एवं स्तुतो जयादित्यः कमठेन महात्मना । स्निग्धगंभीरया वाचा प्राह तं प्रहसन्निव

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | evaṃ stuto jayādityaḥ kamaṭhena mahātmanā | snigdhagaṃbhīrayā vācā prāha taṃ prahasanniva

Translation

قال نارادا: لما أُثني على جاياديتيا هكذا من قِبَل كَمَطَه العظيم النفس، خاطبه بصوتٍ رقيقٍ عميق، كأنه يبتسم.

Word by Word

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• stutaḥ: praised
• stutaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Participial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jayādityaḥ: Jayāditya
• jayādityaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जयः इव/जयस्य आदित्यः—नाम)

• kamaṭhena: by (the) tortoise (Kamaṭha)
• kamaṭhena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamaṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled one
• mahātmanā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• snigdha-gaṃbhīrayā: with (a) gentle and deep
• snigdha-gaṃbhīrayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snigdha (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṃbhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (स्निग्धा च गम्भीरा च)

• vācā: speech, voice
• vācā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (वाच् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह् धातु/ब्रू-आदेश)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tam: to him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• prahasan: smiling
• prahasan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Participial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-has (हस् धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Speaker

Nārada

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Jayāditya
• Kamaṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise draws a compassionate divine response; the Purāṇa frames devotion as a living dialogue between devotee and deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is identified in this verse; it transitions from hymn to the deity’s reply.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative speech attribution.