Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अथ प्रकंपिताः प्राहुर्नारदेनेति तं मुनिम् । स तानाह पुनर्यातः पिशुनः क्व नु संप्रति

Transliteration

atha prakaṃpitāḥ prāhurnāradeneti taṃ munim | sa tānāha punaryātaḥ piśunaḥ kva nu saṃprati

Translation

Then, trembling, they said to the sage, “It was Nārada.” He replied, “Has that slanderous one come again—where is he now?”

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-निपात (then)

• prakaṃpitāḥ: trembled / shaken
• prakaṃpitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√kamp (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle)

• prāhuḥ: said
• prāhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• nāradeṇa: by Nārada
• nāradeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (tam)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (again)

• yātaḥ: gone
• yātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yā (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (gone)

• piśunaḥ: the informer / slanderer
• piśunaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piśuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष्य (one who is a slanderer/informer)

• kva: where
• kva: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: where)

• nu: indeed / then (question particle)
• nu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनय-निपात (interrogative particle)

• saṃprati: now
• saṃprati: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃprati (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (now/at present)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; direct speech by Saṃvarta within the verse

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Saṃvarta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Speech has karmic weight; the text cautions against piśunatā (mischief-making talk) and highlights accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī remains the implied sacred setting for this encounter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative disclosure identifying Nārada as the source.