Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
बहुमानेन मे वाचं श्रृणुध्वं नाकवासिनः
Transliteration
bahumānena me vācaṃ śrṛṇudhvaṃ nākavāsinaḥ
Translation
Ô habitants du ciel, écoutez mes paroles avec le respect qui convient et une attention empreinte d’honneur.
Word by Word
bahumānenawith great respect
bahumānena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbahumāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
memy
me:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
vācamspeech, words
vācam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvāc (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
śṛṇudhvamlisten (you all)
śṛṇudhvam:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद
nākaheaven
nāka:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootnāka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासाङ्ग (in compound)
vāsinaḥheaven-dwellers
vāsinaḥ:
Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘नाका-वासिनः’ = नाकवासी (heaven-dweller)
Speaker
Deductive (contextual): a leading Deva addressing the gods (likely Indra or a chief among the Devas)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Nākavāsinaḥ (devas)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra calls for respectful hearing; the devas straighten, hands folded, the hall quiets as the proclamation begins.
Characters & Entities
N
Nākavāsinaḥ (Devas)FAQs
Dharma begins with śravaṇa—humble, respectful listening to righteous counsel before action.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a narrative preface to a divine assembly.
None; the verse emphasizes respectful attention rather than a rite.