Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । अजेयोऽहं विशालाक्षि तव नास्त्यत्र संशयः । अहंकारेण यत्प्रोक्तं तत्त्वतस्तद्विमृश्यताम्

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | ajeyo'haṃ viśālākṣi tava nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | ahaṃkāreṇa yatproktaṃ tattvatastadvimṛśyatām

Translation

Śiva sprach: „O Weitblickende, ohne Zweifel bin ich für dich unbesiegbar. Doch was aus Hochmut gesprochen wurde, das sei in Wahrheit bedacht.“

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + jeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध (‘unconquerable’)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• viśālākṣi: O wide-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘viśāle akṣiṇī yasyāḥ sā’)

• tava: of you/for you
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ahaṃkāreṇa: by ego
• ahaṃkāreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (by/through ego)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• proktam: spoken
• proktam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘spoken’

• tattvatas: in reality
• tattvatas: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तत्त्वतः = यथार्थतः (adverb: in truth)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अन्वय-निर्देशक

• vimṛśyatām: let it be reflected upon
• vimṛśyatām: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√mṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थे—‘let it be considered’ (passive/impersonal sense)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks calmly yet firmly to the wide-eyed Devī, asserting his unconquerable nature while advising reflection on pride-born speech; the mood is instructive, not harsh.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride distorts speech; dharma requires truth-based reflection (tattva-vicāra) even amid divine play.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the overarching sacred setting of this khaṇḍa; this verse focuses on inner dharma (humility and discernment).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction is contemplative—‘reflect in truth’ (vimṛśyatām).