Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रोवाच च विहस्य सा । अजेयो हि महादेवः सर्वेषामपि वै प्रभो

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā provāca ca vihasya sā | ajeyo hi mahādevaḥ sarveṣāmapi vai prabho

Translation

នាងស្តាប់ព្រះបន្ទូលនោះហើយ ក៏ញញឹមទូលតបថា៖ «ពិតណាស់ មហាទេវៈ ជាព្រះអម្ចាស់ មិនអាចឈ្នះបានដោយសត្វទាំងអស់ឡើយ»។

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• vacanam: statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having heard’

• provāca: said
• provāca: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vihasya: having laughed
• vihasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi√has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having laughed’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + jeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

• mahādevaḥ: Mahādeva
• mahādevaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘mahān devaḥ’)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of all’

• api: even/also
• api: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = ‘also/even’ (particle)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (sā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī smiles and offers a devotional affirmation of Mahādeva’s invincibility; Śiva listens with composed grace; the atmosphere softens into affectionate reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva (Mahādeva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion balances playfulness with reverence: the Goddess herself affirms Śiva’s transcendence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the wider canvas of Kedārakhaṇḍa; this verse is chiefly theological praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.