Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

कुरु वाक्यं त्वमस्माकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

kuru vākyaṃ tvamasmākaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

«Accomplis notre ordre ; en cette affaire, point de délibération.»

Word by Word

• कुरु: do, perform
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• वाक्यम्: the instruction/word
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• कार्या: to be done, necessary
• कार्या: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be done)

• विचारणा: deliberation, consideration
• विचारणा: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

The Devas (collectively), addressing Pṛthivī (Earth)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A godly spokesman (or the collective devas) addresses Bhū-devī firmly; the assembly’s posture shifts from consolation to decisive instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pṛthivī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma requires decisive action for cosmic order, hesitation and over-deliberation are set aside in obedience to rightful divine instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Kedāra-khaṇḍa, tied to the Kedāra/Kedārnāth sacred region, though this verse itself is part of the narrative setup rather than direct site-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a directive within the storyline.