Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

न जानंति हरं सर्वे किं बहूक्त्या मम प्रभो । यस्याज्ञानान्महाभाग मोहिता ऋषयो ह्यमी

Transliteration

na jānaṃti haraṃ sarve kiṃ bahūktyā mama prabho | yasyājñānānmahābhāga mohitā ṛṣayo hyamī

Translation

すべての者がハラ（シヴァ）を知るわけではありません――わが主よ、何ゆえ多言を要しましょう。幸いなる御方よ、この聖仙たちでさえ、彼を知らぬがゆえに迷妄に惑わされたのです。

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जानन्ति: know
• जानन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• किम्: what (need)
• किम्: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle, used adverbially)

• बहूक्त्या: by much talk/with many words
• बहूक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu + ukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यस्य: whose/of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance/due to ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Apadana (Cause/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √muh (धातु) + mohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अमी: these (those)
• अमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Nārada (deduced from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Prabho’ (addressed lord) and/or the interlocutor in the Kedāra dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-speaker addresses ‘my lord’ with restrained sorrow: not all know Hara; even sages appear confused. The scene shows sages with furrowed brows, while a calm Śiva-symbol (liṅga with gentle aura) remains steady, suggesting grace beyond intellect.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility before the divine: even great sages can be confounded by Śiva’s mystery, so one should approach with devotion and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the narrative setting, emphasizing Śiva’s greatness in Himalayan sacred space.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on recognizing the limits of ordinary understanding regarding Śiva.