Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वाणी शिवकथायुक्ता परमाश्चर्यसंयुता । न वाऽधयो हि तस्यैव व्याधयो हि महीपतेः

Transliteration

vāṇī śivakathāyuktā paramāścaryasaṃyutā | na vā'dhayo hi tasyaiva vyādhayo hi mahīpateḥ

Translation

Sa parole était imprégnée des récits de Śiva et douée d’une profondeur merveilleuse. Car ce roi n’avait ni tourments de l’esprit ni maladies du corps.

Word by Word

• वाणी: speech
• वाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शिवकथायुक्ता: connected with Śiva-stories
• शिवकथायुक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवकथा + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: शिवकथया/शिवकथायाः युक्ता

• परमाश्चर्यसंयुता: endowed with supreme wonder
• परमाश्चर्यसंयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आश्चर्य + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: परमम् आश्चर्यम् येन/यया संयुता

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय — negation

• वा: indeed/at all
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय — particle (or/indeed)

• अधयः: mental afflictions
• अधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — emphatic/causal particle

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय — emphatic particle

• व्याधयः: diseases
• व्याधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — particle

• महीपतेः: of the king
• महीपतेः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular; तत्पुरुष: मही + पति

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-dialogue listener(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king speaking gently of Śiva’s deeds to courtiers and sages; his face radiant and healthy, suggesting inner purity; listeners are attentive, moved by wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śveta (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered remembrance and speech are portrayed as sources of inner peace and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse supports Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s broader celebration of Śiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-kathā (devotional recitation/discourse) is implicitly recommended as a sustaining practice.