Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

हारीत उवाच । श्रृणु तत्कारणं धीमञ्छून्यता मे यतो भवेत्

Transliteration

hārīta uvāca | śrṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ dhīmañchūnyatā me yato bhavet

Translation

Hārīta dit : «Écoute, ô sage, la cause pour laquelle naît en moi le “vide” (le creux intérieur).»

Word by Word

• हारीतः: Hārīta
• हारीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; वक्ता (speaker)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्कारणम्: that reason/cause
• तत्कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; कर्म

• धीमन्: O wise one
• धीमन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्; संबोधनम्

• शून्यता: emptiness/voidness
• शून्यता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शून्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; कर्तृ-भावे (subject notion)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; मम-आदेशः (enclitic)

• यतः: because / from which
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कारणार्थक-सम्बन्धबोधकः (causal/relative adverb: 'because/whence')

• भवेत्: may arise/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Hārīta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dhīmat (wise interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage (Hārīta) speaks calmly to a wise listener in an āśrama setting, conveying a confessional tone—explaining the origin of his inner blankness.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner clarity is tied to dharmic conduct; moral lapses can manifest as mental emptiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it introduces an ethical-psychological explanation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition to a teaching.