Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

सर्वेषां शं विधातव्यं त्वया नाथेन चाद्य वै । नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कुमारः प्रहसन्महान् । विमाना दवतीर्याथ पदातिः परमोऽभवत्

Transliteration

sarveṣāṃ śaṃ vidhātavyaṃ tvayā nāthena cādya vai | nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā kumāraḥ prahasanmahān | vimānā davatīryātha padātiḥ paramo'bhavat

Translation

„Heute, o Herr, musst du allen Wohlergehen schenken.“ Als der große Kumāra Nāradas Worte hörte, lächelte er; dann stieg er von seinem Himmelswagen herab und trat als höchster Fußkämpfer hervor, kampfbereit.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine) — सर्वेषाम् = 'of all'

• शम्: welfare; auspicious good
• शम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (Accusative/Nominative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — 'welfare, auspiciousness'

• विधातव्यम्: must be arranged/done
• विधातव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — 'is to be done/arranged'

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular) — 'by you'

• नाथेन: by the lord
• नाथेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — 'by the lord/master'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• आद्य: primeval; first
• आद्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — विशेषण (Adjective) 'first/primeval' (implied with नाथेन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — 'of Nārada'

• वचः: words; speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग — 'speech/words'

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) — 'having heard'

• कुमारः: Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — 'Kumāra'

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (Agent participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमान कृदन्त (Present active participle), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — 'laughing'

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — विशेषण (qualifying कुमारः)

• विमानात्: from the aerial chariot
• विमानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग — 'from the aerial car' (sandhi: विमानाद् + अवतीर्य)

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund) — 'having descended'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (Then/thereupon)

• पदातिः: a foot-soldier (on foot)
• पदातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — 'foot-soldier; one on foot'

• परमः: supreme; excellent
• परमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग — विशेषण (qualifying पदातिः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — 'became'

Speaker

Sūta (narration describing Nārada and Kumāra’s response)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience of sages/reciters (not specified in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada petitions for universal welfare; Kumāra smiles, descends from a radiant vimāna, and stands as a supreme foot-soldier poised for battle in a Himalayan sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kumāra (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine protector acts for the universal good (śam), not for personal gain—dharma is defined by welfare of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is narrative within Kedāra-khaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a particular tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on divine resolve and readiness to restore dharma.