Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तवति गोविंदे प्रहस्य स महाभुजः । प्रश्रयावनतो भूत्वा इदमाह जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

ityuktavati goviṃde prahasya sa mahābhujaḥ | praśrayāvanato bhūtvā idamāha janārdanam

Translation

Quand Govinda eut parlé ainsi, celui aux bras puissants sourit; puis, s’inclinant avec respect, il adressa ces paroles à Janārdana.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktavati: (when) having spoken
• uktavati: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त) + vat (मतुप्/वत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्ताधारित विशेषण; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन, स्त्रीलिङ्ग; locative absolute with 'goviṃde' (when Govindā had spoken)

• goviṃde: in/when Govinda (spoke)
• goviṃde: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative absolute partner

• prahasya: having laughed
• prahasya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√has (धातु) → prahasya (ल्यप्/त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष), क्रियाविशेषण; 'having laughed'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• mahābhujaḥ: the mighty-armed one
• mahābhujaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण of 'saḥ'

• praśraya-avanataḥ: bowed humbly
• praśraya-avanataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśraya + avanata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (प्रश्रयेण अवनतः) 'bowed with humility'

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √bhū (धातु) → bhūtvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object of 'āha'

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• janārdanam: to Janārdana
• janārdanam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; addressee as object of speaking (to Janārdana)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Govinda’s words, the mighty-armed figure laughs gently, then bows with humility and addresses Janārdana—strength softened by devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda (Viṣṇu)
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Vīrabhadra (implied: mighty-armed one)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True power is accompanied by humility; even divine warriors honor dharma through respectful speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it supports the Kedāra-kathā framework rather than a site description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.