Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

पुरोहितं प्रति तदा नन्दी वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

purohitaṃ prati tadā nandī vacanamabravīt

Translation

Alors Nandī adressa des paroles au prêtre.

Word by Word

• purohitam: the priest
• purohitam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prati: towards, to
• prati: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय (पूर्वसर्ग/उपपद-निपात): 'प्रति' = 'towards/to' (उपपदयोगे द्वितीया)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of time)

• nandī: Nandin
• nandī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vacanam: words
• vacanam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating); Nandī begins speaking (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī turns slightly toward the priest, beginning to speak; the sanctum doorway and lamps frame the moment of disclosure.

Characters & Entities

• Nandī
• Purohita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reporting concerns to proper religious authority supports the protection of sacred practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, implied by the ongoing Kedārakhaṇḍa temple narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it functions as a narrative bridge introducing Nandī’s explanation.