Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

तत्कथ्यतां महाभागे सर्वं शुश्रूषतां हि नः । तच्छ्रुत्वा मधुरं वाक्यमुवाच पितरं प्रति

Transliteration

tatkathyatāṃ mahābhāge sarvaṃ śuśrūṣatāṃ hi naḥ | tacchrutvā madhuraṃ vākyamuvāca pitaraṃ prati

Translation

«Ô très fortunée, dis tout ; nous désirons vraiment écouter.» Entendant ces paroles douces, elle répondit à son père.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थक

• kathyatām: let it be told
• kathyatām: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘कथ्यताम्’ = let it be told

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् भागः यस्याः सा)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• śuśrūṣatām: of us who are eager to listen
• śuśrūṣatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √śruṣ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle) ‘शुश्रूषत्’; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘नः’ इति सम्बन्धः

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपातः (particle)

• naḥ: of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; अस्मद्-शब्दः

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘श्रुत्वा’ = having heard

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• vākyam: speech; words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prati: towards; to
• prati: Pratiyogin (Directional/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; दिशावाचक/सम्बन्धे (towards; to)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame interlocutors (ṛṣi/sūta audience) mirrored by Himālaya as in-scene listener

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya and attendants lean forward, requesting the full account; Pārvatī turns toward her father, poised to speak, calm after emotion.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Himavān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śuśrūṣā—attentive listening—is treated as a dharmic virtue that prepares one to receive sacred narration and truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region remains the backdrop; this verse emphasizes the act of hearing (śravaṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it highlights śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a valued practice.