Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

शक्रस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा परमेष्ठी उवाच ह

Transliteration

śakrasya vacanaṃ śrutvā parameṣṭhī uvāca ha

Translation

Ayant entendu les paroles de Śakra, Parameṣṭhin prit la parole.

Word by Word

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• परमेष्ठी: Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā)
• परमेष्ठी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/then (emphatic particle)
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), वाक्यालङ्कारार्थ

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīrārṇava (mythic)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra’s words have just been heard; Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin) prepares to speak in a divine assembly, signaling a shift from debate to decisive action.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right response follows attentive listening; counsel begins with hearing and understanding another’s plight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative bridge to Brahmā’s instruction.