Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा भगवतो वाक्यमुवाच परमं वचः । प्रतिश्रुतमनेनैव न दत्तं हि तव प्रभो

Transliteration

śrutvā bhagavato vākyamuvāca paramaṃ vacaḥ | pratiśrutamanenaiva na dattaṃ hi tava prabho

Translation

ഭഗവാന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് അവൾ പരമവചനം പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ പ്രഭോ, ഇവൻ വാഗ്ദാനം ചെയ്തതു ഇതുവരെ നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല।”

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme, very great
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वचः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिश्रुतम्: promised
• प्रतिश्रुतम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: प्रति-उपसर्गपूर्वक क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘promised’

• अनेन: by this (one)
• अनेन: Karana (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Nipāta (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘given’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थ/हेत्वर्थ निपात

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Vindhyāvalī (Bali’s queen)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vindhyāvalī, composed and resolute, addresses the Lord: the promised gift is not yet delivered; Vāmana listens, calm and radiant, as dharma is articulated by a devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Vindhyāvalī
• Viṣṇu
• Vāmana
• Bali (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True charity is completed only when a promise is fully fulfilled; integrity protects dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the setting of the Kedārakhaṇḍa; the episode is used as dharma-instruction within that sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes the obligation to complete a promised dāna; no separate ritual is detailed.