Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

एवं विचिंत्यमानास्ते ह्यागतस्तत्र नारदः । नारदेन च तत्सर्वं पुरावृत्तं महत्तरम्

Transliteration

evaṃ viciṃtyamānāste hyāgatastatra nāradaḥ | nāradena ca tatsarvaṃ purāvṛttaṃ mahattaram

Translation

Während sie so berieten, kam Nārada dorthin; und durch Nārada wurde der ganze gewichtige Bericht dessen, was zuvor geschehen war, kundgetan.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• विचिन्त्यमानाः: thinking; pondering
• विचिन्त्यमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √चिन्त् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• आगतः: arrived
• आगतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √गम् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective (for नारदः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• नारदेन: by Narada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सर्वम्)

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘everything’

• पुरावृत्तम्: the former event; what happened earlier
• पुरावृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरा + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक); √वृत् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘वृत्त’ = happened; अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुषभावः ‘पुरा-वृत्त’ = formerly happened

• महत्तरम्: greater; very important
• महत्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada suddenly appears before the deliberating Devas, vīṇā in hand, luminous and calm; the Devas turn toward him as the atmosphere shifts from panic to attentive listening.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In moments of confusion, divine guidance appears—saints like Nārada illuminate the path through sacred memory and counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the textual setting; this verse emphasizes Nārada’s intervention rather than a site’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Nārada’s explanatory narration.