Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता सती तेन महेशेन महात्मना । उवाच रोषसंयुक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविदां वरा

Transliteration

evamuktā satī tena maheśena mahātmanā | uvāca roṣasaṃyuktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varā

Translation

Ainsi interpellée par Maheśa au grand cœur, Satī—la première parmi ceux qui maîtrisent la parole—répondit par des mots chargés d’indignation.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (adverb: thus)

• उक्ता: addressed/spoken to
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'सती' इत्यस्य विशेषण (having been spoken to)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• महेशेन: by Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (महेशस्य)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• रोषसंयुक्तम्: joined with anger, angry
• रोषसंयुक्तम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रोषेण संयुक्तम्) विशेषण (वाक्यम्)

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वाक्यविदाम्: of those skilled in speech
• वाक्यविदाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्यविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; 'वाक्यविद्' (speech-knower)

• वरा: the best (woman)
• वरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; 'श्रेष्ठा' इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition) describing Satī’s reply

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Satī, poised and radiant, speaks with controlled fury; Śiva remains grave and composed. The air feels charged, as if the next step will ignite a cosmic crisis.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Maheśa
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the most virtuous may speak firmly when dharma is threatened; righteous indignation can arise in defense of truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on dialogue rather than a specific tīrtha act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces Satī’s angered reply within the yajña narrative.