Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तद्भवान्कृष्णसर्वज्ञ त्रिलोकीमपि वेत्सि च । हैडंबेरुचिता दारान्वक्तुमर्हसि यादव

Transliteration

tadbhavānkṛṣṇasarvajña trilokīmapi vetsi ca | haiḍaṃberucitā dārānvaktumarhasi yādava

Translation

C’est pourquoi, ô Kṛṣṇa, l’Omniscient qui connaît même les trois mondes, ô Yādava, daigne me dire quelles épouses conviendraient à Haiḍamba.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular; 'that [matter]')

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (honorific pronoun; nominative singular)

• कृष्णसर्वज्ञ: O Krishna, the all-knowing
• कृष्णसर्वज्ञ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-सर्वज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + सर्वज्ञ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्रिलोकीम्: the three worlds
• त्रिलोकीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोकि/लोकी (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोकी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• वेत्सि: you know
• वेत्सि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present; 2nd person singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हैडंबे: of Haiḍamba (Gaṇeśa)
• हैडंबे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैडंब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• उचिताः: suitable
• उचिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (nominative plural; qualifying दारान्)

• दारान्: wives; marriage-partners
• दारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• वक्तुम्: to tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive/तुमन्त), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (to speak)

• अर्हसि: you are able/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present; 2nd person singular)

• यादव: O Yādava
• यादव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), addressing Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana, Yādava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharmarāja addresses Kṛṣṇa with reverent epithets; Kṛṣṇa’s gaze suggests tri-loka-jñāna, poised to reveal the destined match.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Yādava
• Haiḍamba
• triloka (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharmic decisions are complex, seeking guidance from the wise (and the divine) is upheld as the proper course.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site appears; the verse is a request for counsel within a Purāṇic dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for determining suitability (ucita) rather than a described ritual.