Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तदैव नारदेनोक्तः शक्रो देवाधिपस्तथा । त्वया कृता ह्यवज्ञा च गुरोर्नस्त्यत्र संशयः

Transliteration

tadaiva nāradenoktaḥ śakro devādhipastathā | tvayā kṛtā hyavajñā ca gurornastyatra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ທັນໃດນັ້ນ ພະນໍຣະດາ ກໍເວົ້າກັບ ພະອິນ, ເຈົ້າແຫ່ງເທວະດາວ່າ: "ທ່ານໄດ້ສະແດງຄວາມດູໝິ່ນຕໍ່ພະອາຈານຂອງທ່ານແທ້ໆ - ເລື່ອງນີ້ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສເລີຍ."

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• नारदेन: by Nārada
• नारदेन: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उक्तः: was told
• उक्तः: Kriya (Predicate in passive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (passive sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (शक्रः)

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवाधिपः: lord of the gods
• देवाधिपः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देव + अधिप (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘देवानाम् अधिपः’); Masculine, Nominative, Singular; शक्रः इति समानाधिकरणम्

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकार (particle/adverb)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• कृता: done, committed
• कृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अवज्ञा इति विशेषणम्; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (particle)

• अवज्ञा: disrespect, contempt
• अवज्ञा: Karta (Subject of ‘कृता’ as nominal predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 3rd person, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; direct speaker in verse: Nārada addressing Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā, stands before Indra and speaks firmly; Indra’s posture softens from authority to listening; surrounding devas watch, relieved that truth is spoken.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śakra (Indra)
• Guru (Bṛhaspati implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward one’s guru destroys merit and stability; humility and reverence are foundational to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the teaching within Kedāra’s sacred landscape, though this verse focuses on guru-dharma rather than a specific tirtha act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the implied prescription is guru-satkara (honoring the guru) and avoiding avajñā.