Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यम उवाच । श्रूयतां देवदेवेश वाक्य वाक्यविशारद । तपसा परमेणैव तुष्टिं प्राप्तोसि शंकर

Transliteration

yama uvāca | śrūyatāṃ devadeveśa vākya vākyaviśārada | tapasā parameṇaiva tuṣṭiṃ prāptosi śaṃkara

Translation

Yama sprach: „Höre, o Gott der Götter, du Meister der Rede. Durch höchste Askese hast du vollkommene Genugtuung erlangt, o Śaṅkara.“

Word by Word

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• श्रूयताम्: let (it) be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि प्रयोग — Imperative, 3rd person, Singular, Passive sense: ‘let it be heard’

• देवदेवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवदेवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वाक्य: O (one of) speech/words
• वाक्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, एकवचन — Neuter, Vocative/Nominative, Singular (पाठे सम्बोधनार्थे)

• वाक्यविशारद: O expert in speech
• वाक्यविशारद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (तपसा इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: having obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 2nd person, Singular

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, composed and eloquent, addresses Śaṅkara with layered epithets—Devadeveśa, master of speech—declaring that Śiva has attained perfect satisfaction through supreme austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Śiva (Devadeveśa, Śaṅkara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) is portrayed as a potent, dharmic force that pleases the Lord and brings fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa provides the sacred backdrop; the verse focuses on tapas and praise rather than a named site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific vow is detailed, but the verse upholds tapas as a primary spiritual discipline.