Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

शिवाख्यानपरोलोके त्वत्तो नान्योऽस्ति वै मुने

Transliteration

śivākhyānaparoloke tvatto nānyo'sti vai mune

Translation

En ce monde, ô sage, nul autre que toi n’est voué à raconter le récit sacré de Śiva.

Word by Word

• śivākhyānaparoloke: in the other world of Śiva’s narrative (i.e., in this Śiva-legend context)
• śivākhyānaparoloke: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + ākhyāna + para + loka (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya ākhyānam; tasmin paraḥ lokaḥ)

• tvattaḥ: than you; from you
• tvattaḥ: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• anyaḥ: another (person)
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• asti: is; exists
• asti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक (emphatic particle)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed sage (muni) renowned for Śiva-ākhyāna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages praises the chosen narrator: ‘none other than you is devoted to Śiva’s account’; the atmosphere is reverent, preparing for the Śiva-māhātmya discourse.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual knowledge is preserved through qualified narrators; honoring the teacher safeguards the tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in Kedārakhaṇḍa, within the Kedāra sacred-region narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on authoritative narration of Śiva’s kathā.