Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
Devanagari script
प्रहस्य भगवान्देवो गिरिजां प्रत्युवाच ह
Transliteration
prahasya bhagavāndevo girijāṃ pratyuvāca ha
Translation
Lächelnd erwiderte der selige Herr—Śiva—darauf Girijā.
Word by Word
prahasyahaving laughed
prahasya:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√has (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), अर्थः—‘हसित्वा’ (having laughed)
bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
devaḥthe god
devaḥ:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘bhagavān’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अपि समानाधिकरण
girijāmto Girijā (Pārvatī)
girijām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgirijā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
prati-uvācareplied/spoke to
prati-uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprati-√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
haindeed/then
ha:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootha (अव्यय)
Formस्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-निपात (expletive particle)
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva smiles softly before answering Pārvatī; the moment is quiet, affectionate, and instructive.
Characters & Entities
B
Bhagavān Deva (Śiva)G
GirijāFAQs
It marks Śiva’s compassionate, composed response—divine teaching is delivered with calmness, not agitation.
The broader Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan setting frames the exchange, supporting the Kedāra region’s sanctity.
None; it is a narrative connector indicating the turn of speech.