Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य शंभोस्तदाब्रवीद्विजया तं च सर्वम् । गच्छात्र किंचित्तव नास्ति कार्यं न वक्तव्यं वचनं बालिशान्यत्

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya śaṃbhostadābravīdvijayā taṃ ca sarvam | gacchātra kiṃcittava nāsti kāryaṃ na vaktavyaṃ vacanaṃ bāliśānyat

Translation

Nachdem sie die Worte Śambhus vernommen hatte, erwiderte Vijayā ihm ausführlich: „Geh von hier fort — du hast hier nichts zu tun. Sprich keine kindischen Worte mehr.“

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having heard)

• vacanam: speech; words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śaṃbhoḥ: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (शम्भु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vijayā: Vijayā
• vijayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (विजया प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarvam: everything; all (that)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• kiṃcit: anything; something
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (something/anything)

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kāryam: task; business
• kāryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कार्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• vaktavyam: to be spoken; speakable
• vaktavyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + tavya (तव्य प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यन्त-कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be spoken)

• vacanam: speech; word
• vacanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bāliśa: foolish
• bāliśa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāliśa (बालिश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (foolish)

• anyat: other; something else
• anyat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Vijayā (attendant/companion of Girijā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijayā, poised and authoritative, dismisses a youthful brahmacārin (actually Śiva) after hearing his words; the setting suggests a Himalayan hermitage near Kedāra with pine, rock, and shrine elements.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva
• Vijayā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The passage shows a narrative test: even lofty teachings may be met with resistance when the listener lacks context or discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene is set within Kedārakhaṇḍa, part of Kedāra’s sacred narrative landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a dialogue moment within the Mahātmya narrative.