Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

त ऊचुः । त्वं निवेद्य स चास्माकं प्रविष्टो हव्यवाहनम् । तत्कालमेव विप्रेंद्र न विद्मस्तत्र कारणम्

Transliteration

ta ūcuḥ | tvaṃ nivedya sa cāsmākaṃ praviṣṭo havyavāhanam | tatkālameva vipreṃdra na vidmastatra kāraṇam

Translation

Mereka berkata: 'Wahai Brahmana terbaik, setelah engkau mengumumkannya, dia memasuki api suci di depan mata kami. Pada saat itu juga kami tidak mengerti alasannya.'

Word by Word

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• nivedya: having informed
• nivedya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni√vid (धातु) (caus.)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष (absolutive), णिजन्त; 'having informed'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• asmākam: of us
• asmākam: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√viś (धातु) क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (entered)

• havyavāhanam: Havyavāhana (Agni)
• havyavāhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havya (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (havyasya vāhanaḥ)

• tatkālam: at that time
• tatkālam: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (at that time)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• viprendra: O best of Brahmins
• viprendra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे 'श्रेष्ठो विप्रः'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• vidmaḥ: we know
• vidmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tatra: there / in that matter
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb: there/in that matter)

• kāraṇam: cause / reason
• kāraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Group of sages/assembly (addressing Saṃvarta)

Characters & Entities

• Saṃvarta
• Havyavāhana (Agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic narratives often reveal hidden causes behind extraordinary acts; humility admits ignorance before divine or yogic mysteries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is identified in this verse; it sets up the inquiry that later turns toward a tīrtha-based remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references the sacrificial fire (Agni) as havyavāhana, but gives no explicit rite or vow.