Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

परं कौतुकमापन्नः पृच्छामि त्वां यथातथम् । कथयस्व महाभाग सर्वं चैव यथाविधि

Transliteration

paraṃ kautukamāpannaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṃ yathātatham | kathayasva mahābhāga sarvaṃ caiva yathāvidhi

Translation

Saisi d’un grand émerveillement, je t’interroge sans détour. Ô bienheureux, raconte-moi tout, tel que cela advint et selon l’ordre prescrit.

Word by Word

• परम्: great
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (कौतुकम्)

• कौतुकम्: curiosity/wonder
• कौतुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• आपन्नः: having become (possessed of)
• आपन्नः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि ‘having attained/come to’

• पृच्छामि: I ask
• पृच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/how)

• तथम्: so
• तथम्: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (so/in that manner)

• कथयस्व: tell (me)
• कथयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान् भागः यस्य सः)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• यथाविधि: according to proper procedure
• यथाविधि: Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

Speaker

Puṣkasa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Puṣkasa, filled with wonder, respectfully requests a complete, orderly narration; Vīrabhadra assumes the role of teacher, the sacred space quiet and attentive.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkasa
• Vīrabhadra (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress deepens through sincere questioning and readiness to hear dharma in proper sequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s mahatmya setting continues as the stage for instruction on Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it requests a complete explanation of the worship and its results.