Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा च वचनं महेंद्रस्य गिरांपतिः । प्रत्युवाच महाभागो बॉहस्पति रुदारधीः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā ca vacanaṃ maheṃdrasya girāṃpatiḥ | pratyuvāca mahābhāgo baॉhaspati rudāradhīḥ

Translation

മഹേന്ദ്രന്റെ ഈ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് വാക്പതി, മഹാഭാഗ്യവാനും ദൃഢബുദ്ധിയുമായ ബൃഹസ്പതി മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (speech)
• एतत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वचनम्: statement
• वचनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महेन्द्रस्य: of Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• गिराम्: of speech/words
• गिराम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord/master
• पतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (गिराम्) षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महाभागः: most fortunate/noble
• महाभागः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः/भाग्यं यस्य) — विशेषणम् (पतिः)

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (पतिः) समानाधिकरण

• उदारधीः: of noble intellect
• उदारधीः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार + धी (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (उदारा धीः यस्य) — विशेषणम् (बृहस्पतिः)

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, introducing Bṛhaspati’s reply)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati, serene and authoritative, begins his reply to Indra; his posture is steady, eyes compassionate yet sharp; the assembly leans in to hear the decisive counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wise speech and guidance arise from attentive listening; dharma is preserved when rulers heed the counsel of the learned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse frames a guru–king dialogue on righteous governance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.