Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

हिमवांस्तदुपश्रुत्या प्रियाया वचनं तदा । उवाच वाक्यं मेधावी परोपकरणान्वितम्

Transliteration

himavāṃstadupaśrutyā priyāyā vacanaṃ tadā | uvāca vākyaṃ medhāvī paropakaraṇānvitam

Translation

Himavān, nachdem er die Worte seiner Geliebten vernommen hatte, sprach daraufhin — weise und von der Absicht erfüllt, anderen zu nützen.

Word by Word

• हिमवान्: Himavān (Himālaya)
• हिमवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपश्रुत्या: having heard
• उपश्रुत्या: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप-श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), धातु: श्रु (to hear) उपसर्ग: उप-; रूप: ‘उपश्रुत्य’ (पाठभेदे ‘उपश्रुत्या’ इति)

• प्रियायाः: of (his) beloved (wife)
• प्रियायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मेधावी: wise
• मेधावी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of ‘हिमवान्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परोपकरणान्वितम्: endowed with helping others
• परोपकरणान्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of ‘वाक्यम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परोपकरण + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: परस्य उपकारः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + अन्वित (युक्त) = ‘परोपकरण-अन्वित’

Speaker

Narrator (Deductive: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa), introducing Himālaya’s reply

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān, composed and luminous, replies after listening; his posture is upright, palms slightly open in assurance, conveying benevolent authority.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān (Himālaya)
• Menā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wisdom expresses itself as paropakāra—choosing actions that support the welfare of others and the larger dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in the verse; the setting remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative framing for Himālaya’s forthcoming decision.