Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

निःस्पृहं तस्य तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मा ह्युवाच तम् । शक्रस्वबुद्ध्यावर्तस्व दधीचिं गच्छ सत्वरम्

Transliteration

niḥspṛhaṃ tasya tadvākyaṃ śrutvā brahmā hyuvāca tam | śakrasvabuddhyāvartasva dadhīciṃ gaccha satvaram

Translation

Als Brahmā seine Worte hörte, die ohne Eigennutz gesprochen waren, sagte er zu ihm: „O Śakra, kehre mit deinem eigenen Entschluss zurück; geh eilends zu Dadhīci.“

Word by Word

• niḥspṛham: desireless; free from longing
• niḥspṛham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥ-spṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• vākyam: statement; words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक; √vac (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having heard)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• tam: to him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• śakra: O Śakra (Indra)
• śakra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, vocative singular)

• sva-buddhyā: with your own understanding
• sva-buddhyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्वस्य बुद्धिः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine, instrumental singular)

• āvartasva: return; turn back
• āvartasva: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (2nd person singular)

• dadhīcim: Dadhīci
• dadhīcim: Karma (Goal-object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (2nd person singular)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (quickly/hastily)

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, seated on a lotus-throne, addresses Indra with a directive; Indra stands attentive, hands folded, ready to depart; the atmosphere conveys urgency and righteous purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śakra (Indra)
• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Selfless speech and sincere seeking invite higher guidance; dharma requires swift, resolved action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it advances the Kedāra-framed narrative toward the Dadhīci episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a directive to approach Dadhīci promptly, implying counsel/atonement steps to follow.