Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तस्मादनुज्ञा दातव्या दर्शनार्थं शिवस्य च । अश्रृण्वन्तौ तदा दृष्ट्वा नारदो विस्मितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

tasmādanujñā dātavyā darśanārthaṃ śivasya ca | aśrṛṇvantau tadā dṛṣṭvā nārado vismito'bhavat

Translation

«فلذلك ينبغي أن تُمنَح الإذنُ لأجل دارشَنَة شيفا.» ولكن إذ رأى أن الاثنين لا يصغيان، ازداد نارَدَة دهشةً.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे/हेतौ (ablative: 'therefore/from that')

• अनुज्ञा: permission
• अनुज्ञा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दातव्या: should be given
• दातव्या: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle: 'to be given'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicative)

• दर्शनार्थम्: for the sake of seeing
• दर्शनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (चतुर्थी/षष्ठीभाव: 'दर्शनस्य अर्थः'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अश्रृण्वन्तौ: the two (who were) not listening
• अश्रृण्वन्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त) with नञ्- (अ-)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (present active participle) नकारार्थक (negated): 'not listening'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal modifier/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having seen'

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विस्मितः: astonished
• विस्मितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-स्मि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्तः (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narration; direct speech by Nārada in first half

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (sanctum threshold)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada gestures for permission, but the two gatekeepers remain unmoved and unhearing, like crafted statues; Nārada’s face shifts from confident petition to puzzled amazement.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva
• Dvārapāla (gatekeepers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted seekers may meet mysterious barriers; perseverance and discernment are part of approaching the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra kṣetra’s sanctified entrance, portraying its awe-inspiring, otherworldly character.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse centers on the request for permission and the uncanny non-response.