Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवं विवादमापन्नाः सर्वास्ता मातृकादयः । निवारिता नारदेन मौढ्यं मा कुरुतेति च

Transliteration

evaṃ vivādamāpannāḥ sarvāstā mātṛkādayaḥ | nivāritā nāradena mauḍhyaṃ mā kuruteti ca

Translation

かくして、すべての母たちと母神たちは争いに陥った。ナーラダは彼女らを制して言った。「愚かな振る舞いをしてはならぬ」と。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• विवादम्: dispute
• विवादम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपन्नाः: having fallen into / having entered
• आपन्नाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपद् (धातु) + न (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past participle, active sense here), पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग बहुवचन प्रथमा (Nominative plural); सर्वाः/मातृकादयः इत्यर्थे (agreeing with feminine plural sense)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective/pronominal), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मातृका-आदयः: the Mothers and others
• मातृका-आदयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मातृकाः आदयः यस्य/ये; 'mātṛkādayaḥ' = 'the Mothers and others'), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निवारिताः: were restrained / stopped
• निवारिताः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + वृत् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वाः इत्यस्य विधेय

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: करण (Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मौढ्यम्: folly
• मौढ्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मा: do not
• मा: निषेध (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• कुरुत: do (you all)
• कुरुत: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; मा इत्यनेन निषेध-लोट् (prohibitive)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-चिह्न (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-परिसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience / pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mothers’ dispute rises; Nārada steps between them with raised hand in admonition, vīṇā at his side, his face calm yet firm, restoring order.

Characters & Entities

• Mātṛkāḥ
• Nārada
• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Gaṅgā
• Kṛttikāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sacred relationships require humility; wise counsel prevents ego-driven conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa context; no direct tīrtha praise in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.