Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

व्रतमेतन्महाभागे कथयाम्यर्थसिद्धये । तत्कुरुष्व प्रयत्नेन यथोक्तविधिना शुभे

Transliteration

vratametanmahābhāge kathayāmyarthasiddhaye | tatkuruṣva prayatnena yathoktavidhinā śubhe

Translation

„O Hochbegnadete, ich will dieses Vrata zur Erlangung des gewünschten Zieles darlegen. O Glückverheißende, vollziehe es mit Anstrengung, genau nach der vorgeschriebenen Weise.“

Word by Word

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) व्रतम् इति

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभागा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• कथयामि: I tell
• कथयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; कथयति)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• अर्थसिद्धये: for the attainment of the goal
• अर्थसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; अर्थ + सिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘अर्थस्य सिद्धिः’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); निर्देश (referring to the vow)

• कुरुष्व: do (undertake)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Means/manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यथोक्तविधिना: by the prescribed procedure
• यथोक्तविधिना: Karana (According to method)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा-उक्त-विधि (प्रातिपदिक; यथा + उक्त + विधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (यथोक्तः विधिः)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Kaśyapa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahābhāgā/śubhā addressed female

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher figure promises to explain a great vow for success and urges the auspicious lady to perform it carefully as prescribed.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred observances bear fruit when performed with sincerity, effort, and fidelity to the prescribed dharmic method.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting underlies the teaching, but this verse introduces a vrata rather than praising a specific spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vrata is to be performed carefully according to the stated rules (yathokta-vidhi).