Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

उवाच वचनं चैव पथ्यं चैव शिवेरितम् । धर्मारण्ये महाभाग काजेशेन विनिर्मिताः

Transliteration

uvāca vacanaṃ caiva pathyaṃ caiva śiveritam | dharmāraṇye mahābhāga kājeśena vinirmitāḥ

Translation

Il énonça le message ainsi que l’injonction convenable, selon l’ordre de Śiva : «Ô bienheureux, dans Dharmāraṇya, ils ont été établis/créés par Kājeśa».

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पथ्यम्: wholesome counsel
• पथ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शिवेरितम्: uttered by Śiva
• शिवेरितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + √ईर्/ईरय् (धातु) → ईरित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘शिवेन ईरितम्’ इति षष्ठी/तृतीया-सम्बन्धे समास; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वचनम्/पथ्यम्’)

• धर्मारण्ये: in Dharmāraṇya
• धर्मारण्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• काजेशेन: by Kājeśa
• काजेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काजेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विनिर्मिताः: constructed/created
• विनिर्मिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्-√मा (धातु) → विनिर्मित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; (सन्दर्भे कश्चन बहुवचन-विषयः अपेक्षितः)

Speaker

Vijaya (messenger) speaking to Viśvāvasu (inferred from continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viśvāvasu (primary recipient); King (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijaya delivers Śiva’s message and ‘pathya’ injunctions to Viśvāvasu, declaring that in Dharmāraṇya the establishment has been effected by Kājeśa—an origin-statement of the sacred forest.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Dharmāraṇya
• Kājeśa
• Vijaya
• Viśvāvasu (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places and institutions arise through divinely guided dharma, and messages should be delivered with both truth and beneficial counsel (pathya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is explicitly named as the sanctified setting where foundations are established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse conveys Śiva’s authorized message about the establishment in Dharmāraṇya.