Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वया न वक्तव्यं पुनरेवं वचोद्विज । सर्वैर्भवद्भिः कर्तव्यो यज्ञो मे सफलो महान्

Transliteration

tasmāttvayā na vaktavyaṃ punarevaṃ vacodvija | sarvairbhavadbhiḥ kartavyo yajño me saphalo mahān

Translation

«ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ທະວິຊະ (ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງ) ເຈົ້າຢ່າເວົ້າຄໍາເຊັ່ນນີ້ອີກ. ໂດຍພວກເຈົ້າທັງຫຼາຍ ຈົ່ງປະກອບຍັດຍະອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ຂອງຂ້າໃຫ້ສໍາເລັດ—ແລະມັນຈະໃຫ້ຜົນ»।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• वक्तव्यम्: to be spoken / should be said
• वक्तव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्; gerundive/ought to be said), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एवम्: thus / in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb)

• वचः: speech / words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (भवद्भिः इत्यस्य)

• भवद्भिः: by you (honored ones)
• भवद्भिः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific 'you')

• कर्तव्यः: to be performed
• कर्तव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्; to be done), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यज्ञः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• यज्ञः: sacrifice / ritual
• यज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सफलः: fruitful / successful
• सफलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुष (successful/fruitful), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Same hostile/obstructive figure (contextual), commanding the brāhmaṇas/sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An authoritative figure admonishes a brāhmaṇa to stop repeating harsh words and commands all present to complete a great sacrifice successfully.

Characters & Entities

• Yajña
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays coercive ritualism—insisting on outward completion while suppressing theological dissent—setting up the narrative’s moral reversal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) forms the sacred backdrop where ritual success is ultimately tied to proper reverence for the deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An instruction to proceed with and complete a “great yajña,” framed as intended to be successful (saphala).