Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

यूयं सर्वे वादिनश्च वेदवादरतास्तथा । मौनमास्थाय भोविप्रा हृदि कृत्य सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

yūyaṃ sarve vādinaśca vedavādaratāstathā | maunamāsthāya bhoviprā hṛdi kṛtya sadāśivam

Translation

„Ihr alle seid Streiter und ebenso dem vedischen Wortgefecht ergeben. Darum, o Brahmanen, nehmt das Schweigen an; und nachdem ihr Sadāśiva im Herzen als inneren Mittelpunkt gegründet habt, verweilt so.“

Word by Word

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (2nd person pronoun, nominative plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl), विशेषण

• vādinaḥ: debaters; disputants
• vādinaḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vādin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• veda-vāda-ratāḥ: engaged in Vedic argumentation
• veda-vāda-ratāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (veda-vāda-rata: 'attached to Vedic disputation')

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (likewise)

• maunam: silence
• maunam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• āsthāya: having adopted
• āsthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having adopted'

• bho: O!
• bho: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bho (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, संबोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• viprāḥ: brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl; used in address)

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, locative singular)

• kṛtya: having placed; having made
• kṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having made/placed'

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. accusative singular)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada raises a calming hand; the brāhmaṇas lower their voices and sit in meditative posture, hands in añjali, eyes half-closed, imagining Sadāśiva in the heart; the shrine lamp flickers steadily.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sadāśiva
• Vipras (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True realization is supported by inner silence (mauna) and steady remembrance of Sadāśiva rather than mere argumentative learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, framing teachings within the sanctity of the Kedāra (Kedarnath) sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mental discipline is prescribed: mauna (silence) and hṛd-dhyāna—placing Sadāśiva in the heart as a contemplative practice.