Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 186

Devanagari script

मया त्वमेक एवासीः सेवितो वै न संशयः । देव्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा किरातो वैश्य एव च

Transliteration

mayā tvameka evāsīḥ sevito vai na saṃśayaḥ | devyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā kirāto vaiśya eva ca

Translation

«Par moi, Toi seul as été véritablement servi—sans aucun doute.» Entendant la parole de la Déesse, le Kirāta et le Vaiśya présents réagirent alors.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular of 1st person pronoun

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular of 2nd person pronoun

• एकः: alone, one
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective agreeing with त्वम् (masc. sg.)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• आसीः: were
• आसीः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘you were’

• सेवितः: served, attended
• सेवितः: Karma-bhava/Predicate (विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to त्वम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• न: not, no
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta/Predicate nominal (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• देव्याः: of the देवी (goddess)
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; agreeing with वचनम्

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having heard’

• किरातः: the Kirāta (hunter)
• किरातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वैश्यः: the Vaiśya
• वैश्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī) speaking; narrative continues via Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a Himalayan shrine-court: Devī speaks firmly, affirming exclusive service; nearby stand a Kirāta and a Vaiśya, attentive and humbled, with Śaṅkara present as silent witness.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śiva
• Kirāta
• Vaiśya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion (ananya-bhakti) toward Śiva is praised, and divine speech can transform the hearts of listeners.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, presented as a place where devotion and divine encounters reshape destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the focus is on sevā (devotional service) and its sincerity.