Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तदा देव्या नारदो देवदर्शनः । उवाच वाक्यं प्रहसन्गिरिजां शिवसन्निधौ

Transliteration

evamuktastadā devyā nārado devadarśanaḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ prahasangirijāṃ śivasannidhau

Translation

فلما خاطبته الإلهةُ هكذا، تكلّم نارادا—الذي يُبصر الآلهة—مبتسمًا إلى غيريجا في حضرة شيفا نفسها.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (as qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb)

• देव्या: by the goddess
• देव्या: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवदर्शनः: one who beholds the gods
• देवदर्शनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां दर्शनः/दर्शनशीलः) विशेषण (नारदः)

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

• वाक्यम्: words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रहसन्: smiling/laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदः)

• गिरिजाम्: to Girijā
• गिरिजाम्: Sampradana/Prati (addressee/प्रति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवसन्निधौ: in Śiva's presence
• शिवसन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य सन्निधौ)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, smiling, addresses Girijā while Śiva is present—an intimate divine court scene with gentle humor and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī/Girijā)
• Nārada
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the presence of Śiva, even sharp exchanges are held within a sacred atmosphere—purāṇic dialogue unfolds under divine witness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra setting frames the scene, but no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.