Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

निशम्य वाक्य विजयाप्रयुक्तं प्रहस्यामाना समधीरचेताः । उवाच वाक्यं विजयां सखीं च आश्चर्यभूतं परमार्थयुक्तम्

Transliteration

niśamya vākya vijayāprayuktaṃ prahasyāmānā samadhīracetāḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ vijayāṃ sakhīṃ ca āścaryabhūtaṃ paramārthayuktam

Translation

Als sie die von Vijayā gesprochenen Worte vernahm, lächelte sie, im Geist gefasst und unbewegt. Dann erwiderte sie ihrer Freundin Vijayā mit einer Rede, wundersam und in höchster Wahrheit gegründet.

Word by Word

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √शम्/√शम (धातु; ‘शम्’ here in sense ‘to hear/attend’), क्त्वा-प्रत्यय
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (त्वान्त) — gerund ‘having heard’

• वाक्यम्: speech / words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — neuter, accusative singular

• विजया-प्रयुक्तम्: spoken by Vijayā
• विजया-प्रयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजया + प्रयुक्त (कृदन्त; प्र + √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (विजयया प्रयुक्तम्) — neuter accusative singular, ‘uttered by Vijayā’

• प्रहस्यामाना: smiling
• प्रहस्यामाना: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हस् (धातु) (कृदन्त; शानच्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्यय (present middle participle) — feminine nominative singular ‘smiling/laughing’

• समधीरचेताः: of composed and steady mind
• समधीरचेताः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम + धीर + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (समः धीरः चेताः यस्याः) — feminine nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्स-भूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — perfect, 3rd person singular

• वाक्यम्: words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — neuter, accusative singular

• विजयाम्: Vijayā
• विजयाम्: Karma (Object/Addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — feminine, accusative singular

• सखीम्: (her) friend
• सखीम्: Karma (Object/Addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — feminine, accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

• आश्चर्यभूतम्: wonderful / astonishing
• आश्चर्यभूतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्चर्य + भूत (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (आश्चर्यं भूतम्) — neuter accusative singular

• परमार्थयुक्तम्: connected with highest truth
• परमार्थयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमार्थ + युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (परमार्थेन युक्तम्) — neuter accusative singular

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration); response by Pārvatī implied

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed woman smiles after hearing Vijayā’s warning and begins a reply that feels wondrous and philosophically weighty; the moment is poised before a turning point.

Characters & Entities

• Vijayā
• Pārvatī (implied as the responder)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest teaching can arise within intimate dialogue: calmness and inner clarity allow one to respond from paramārtha (ultimate truth).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse serves the narrative flow within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred storytelling.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a forthcoming teaching framed as ‘paramārtha-yukta’ (aligned with ultimate truth).