Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 186

Devanagari script

मया त्वमेक एवासीः सेवितो वै न संशयः । देव्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा किरातो वैश्य एव च

Transliteration

mayā tvameka evāsīḥ sevito vai na saṃśayaḥ | devyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā kirāto vaiśya eva ca

Translation

„Von mir bist wahrlich Du allein verehrt und bedient worden — ohne Zweifel.“ Als sie die Worte der Göttin vernahmen, reagierten der Kirāta und der Vaiśya, die dort standen.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular of 1st person pronoun

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular of 2nd person pronoun

• एकः: alone, one
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective agreeing with त्वम् (masc. sg.)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• आसीः: were
• आसीः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘you were’

• सेवितः: served, attended
• सेवितः: Karma-bhava/Predicate (विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to त्वम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• न: not, no
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta/Predicate nominal (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• देव्याः: of the देवी (goddess)
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; agreeing with वचनम्

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having heard’

• किरातः: the Kirāta (hunter)
• किरातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वैश्यः: the Vaiśya
• वैश्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī) speaking; narrative continues via Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a Himalayan shrine-court: Devī speaks firmly, affirming exclusive service; nearby stand a Kirāta and a Vaiśya, attentive and humbled, with Śaṅkara present as silent witness.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva
• Kirāta
• Vaiśya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion (ananya-bhakti) toward Śiva is praised, and divine speech can transform the hearts of listeners.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, presented as a place where devotion and divine encounters reshape destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the focus is on sevā (devotional service) and its sincerity.