Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

प्रहस्य भगवान्देवो गिरिजां प्रत्युवाच ह

Transliteration

prahasya bhagavāndevo girijāṃ pratyuvāca ha

Translation

तब भगवान् देव शिव मुस्कराकर गिरिजा से बोले।

Word by Word

• prahasya: having laughed
• prahasya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√has (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), अर्थः—‘हसित्वा’ (having laughed)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘bhagavān’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अपि समानाधिकरण

• girijām: to Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• prati-uvāca: replied/spoke to
• prati-uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed/then
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva smiles softly before answering Pārvatī; the moment is quiet, affectionate, and instructive.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān Deva (Śiva)
• Girijā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It marks Śiva’s compassionate, composed response—divine teaching is delivered with calmness, not agitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan setting frames the exchange, supporting the Kedāra region’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative connector indicating the turn of speech.