Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

कुमारस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नारदो वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

kumārasya vacaḥ śrutvā nārado vākyamabravīt

Translation

കുമാരന്റെ വചനം കേട്ട് നാരദൻ മറുപടിയായി പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• कुमारस्य: of the boy (Kumāra)
• कुमारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाक्यम्: a statement, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrator); next speaker introduced: Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kumāra/Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm pause in the dialogue: Nārada, veena-bearing sage, listens attentively to Kumāra/Skanda and prepares to respond; Himalayan hermitage ambience implied by Kedāra setting.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When doubt arises, guidance from a realized sage (like Nārada) clarifies dharma and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.