Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एतांश्चान्यांश्च सुबहूनानयस्वेति सत्वरम् । तदाकर्ण्य ऋषिप्रोक्तं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः

Transliteration

etāṃścānyāṃśca subahūnānayasveti satvaram | tadākarṇya ṛṣiproktaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ

Translation

«Amène ceux-ci et bien d’autres encore, sans tarder !» Entendant les paroles du sage, l’éloquent, expert en discours, les grava dans son cœur.

Word by Word

• etān: these
• etān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karman (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (others)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• su-bahūn: very many
• su-bahūn: Karman (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (very many)

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly/hastily)

• tad: that
• tad: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अत्र: ‘तत्’ = ‘that’)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-karṇ (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having heard’

• ṛṣi-proktam: spoken by the sages
• ṛṣi-proktam: Karman (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛṣi + prokta (vac/√vac + kta) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण ‘वाक्यम्’ प्रति; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ऋषिभिः प्रोक्तम्’)

• vākyam: statement/words
• vākyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vākya-viśāradaḥ: one skilled in speech
• vākya-viśāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya + viśārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘वाक्येषु विशारदः’ = skilled in speech)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, implied by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience within the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decisive command—‘Bring them quickly’—followed by the eloquent agent absorbing the instruction, poised to depart; the scene shifts from counsel to action.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Nārada (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred duty is to be carried out promptly; divine work is not delayed when dharma calls.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, oriented to Kedāra/Kedārnātha in the Himalayan tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes swift obedience to a dharmic command.