Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तदा बृहस्पतिर्वाक्यमुवाच सहसैव तु

Transliteration

tadā bṛhaspatirvākyamuvāca sahasaiva tu

Translation

ثم تكلّم بْرِهَسْبَتي (Bṛhaspati) على الفور.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: speech; words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सहसा: suddenly; quickly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'suddenly/quickly')

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• तु: but; and
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (adversative/contrast particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) introducing Bṛhaspati’s speech (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn divine-sage assembly in the Himalayan Kedāra setting; Bṛhaspati rises and speaks instantly, signaling a decisive counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, dhārmic resolution is sought through wise counsel—here represented by Bṛhaspati.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned in this line; it is a narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the prescription follows in the next verses.