Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

निरीक्ष्य देव्या सहितं सदाशिवं देव्यान्वितं वाक्यमिदं बभाषे

Transliteration

nirīkṣya devyā sahitaṃ sadāśivaṃ devyānvitaṃ vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe

Translation

女神とともに坐すサダーシヴァを拝して、彼はデーヴィーの御前において、両尊に向かい次の言葉を述べた。

Word by Word

• nirīkṣya: having observed
• nirīkṣya: Sambandha (पूर्वक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir+īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — 'निरीक्ष्य' = 'having looked at/observed'

• devyā: with the Goddess
• devyā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन

• sahitam: accompanied (by)
• sahitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — विशेषण (sadāśivam)

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• devyā-anvitam: accompanied by (mention of) the Goddess
• devyā-anvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'देव्या अन्वितम्' = 'accompanied by the Goddess'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — विशेषण (vākyam)

• vākyam: words; statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषण (vākyam)

• babhāṣe: spoke
• babhāṣe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Citraratha (the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (Śiva-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sadāśiva and Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands with folded hands before Sadāśiva and Devī, the court quieting as he begins to speak in their immediate presence.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Devī (Girijā/Bhavānī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One should speak with humility and restraint, especially in the presence of Śiva and Devī; the setting heightens accountability for one’s words.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedāranātha/Kedāra-kṣetra) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated in this verse; it frames a dialogue that leads into moral instruction and karmic consequence.