Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य यमो भाष्यमभाषत । आहर प्रहरस्वेति उक्तं चेदं सदा त्वया

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya yamo bhāṣyamabhāṣata | āhara praharasveti uktaṃ cedaṃ sadā tvayā

Translation

Ayant entendu ses paroles, Yama répondit : «Pourtant, tu as toujours proféré cette même injonction : “Apporte ! Frappe !”»

Word by Word

• तत्: that (statement)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular (object of श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — having heard

• वचनम्: words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भाष्यम्: a reply, response
• भाष्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, singular, middle

• आहर: bring
• आहर: Kriya (Quoted command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperative, 2nd person, singular, active

• प्रहरस्व: strike
• प्रहरस्व: Kriya (Quoted command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+हृ (धातु; प्रहर = प्रहार करना)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperative, 2nd person, singular, middle

• इति: thus
• इति: Uddharana (Quotation marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Singular (predicate: ‘was said’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma/Viśeṣya (Contextual ‘this’/इदम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतु), एकवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

Yama (Vaivasvata)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (implicit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama points out the king’s habitual words; the scene can show the words as visible script-ribbons transforming from harsh hunting commands into luminous syllables, hinting at mantra-like power.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Indrasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repeated speech leaves a karmic trace; even casual or habitual utterances can become spiritually consequential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape forms the backdrop, where Śiva-related merit is highlighted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is given; the verse emphasizes the ethical-spiritual potency of one’s words.