Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

इन्द्राण्या नास्ति मे कार्यं न वाच्यं ते महामते । एवमुक्त्वाथ कितवः प्रदातुमुपचक्रमे

Transliteration

indrāṇyā nāsti me kāryaṃ na vācyaṃ te mahāmate | evamuktvātha kitavaḥ pradātumupacakrame

Translation

“ইন্দ্রাণী নিয়ে আমার কোনো প্রয়োজন নেই; হে মহামতি, এ বিষয়ে আর কিছু বলা উচিত নয়।” এ কথা বলে কিতব তখন দান প্রদান করতে আরম্ভ করল।

Word by Word

• इन्द्राण्या: by/with Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राण्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (3rd case)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person singular

• मे: my/for me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (enclitic)

• कार्यं: task/need
• कार्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• वाच्यं: to be said/spoken
• वाच्यं: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाच्य (प्रातिपदिक; वच्-धातु से)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; gerundive ‘to be said’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular (enclitic)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारयः (महा + मति); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyā (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; absolutive/gerund ‘having said’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive/adverb)

• कितवः: the gambler (Kitava)
• कितवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कितव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• प्रदातुम्: to give
• प्रदातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), परस्मैपदी; ‘to give’

• उपचक्रमे: began/undertook
• उपचक्रमे: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; Perfect, 3rd person singular, middle

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); embedded speech: Kitava to Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disguised figure ‘Kitava’ speaks with firm restraint, declining further discussion of Indrāṇī, then turns toward a line of ṛṣis and begins distributing gifts with composed devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Kitava
• Indrāṇī (Śacī)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Detachment from pleasure and a turn toward dāna reflect higher dharma than indulgence in status or luxury.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra narrative context supports the supremacy of Śiva-oriented virtue and renunciation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradāna/dāna—beginning the act of giving gifts in a dharmic spirit.