Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

एवं भूतान्यनेकानि सुकृतानि मया पुरा । महांति च बहून्येव तानि वक्तुं न पार्यते

Transliteration

evaṃ bhūtānyanekāni sukṛtāni mayā purā | mahāṃti ca bahūnyeva tāni vaktuṃ na pāryate

Translation

Ainsi, jadis j’accomplis maintes actions méritoires—grandes et innombrables; il n’est pas possible de toutes les dire.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikaraṇa (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• भूतानि: things/deeds
• भूतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; ‘things/deeds that happened’

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifying भूतानि)

• सुकृतानि: good deeds
• सुकृतानि: Karta (Subject/Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; ‘good deeds/merits’ (apposition to भूतानि)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular (by me)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly/once)

• महान्ति: great
• महान्ति: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifying तानि/भूतानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Nominative/Accusative plural; here as adjective to तानि

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

• तानि: those (deeds)
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• वक्तुम्: to tell
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), ‘to speak/tell’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• पार्यते: is possible
• पार्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पॄ (धातु; पारयति/पार्यते)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद, कर्मणि/शक्यतार्थे प्रयोगः — Present indicative, 3rd sg, ‘it is possible/one can’

Speaker

Yayāti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous king/speaker in a divine assembly gestures modestly, palms joined, indicating countless past good deeds; gods listen attentively, the atmosphere calm and reflective.

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit can be vast and multi-formed; yet spiritual progress requires more than mere tallying of deeds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra-kṣetra) frames the discourse, though this verse is autobiographical and general.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it summarizes a lifetime of dharmic actions.