Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
Devanagari script
एवं विवदमानौ तौ दंपती परमेश्वरौ । नारदः प्रहसन्वाक्यमुवाच ऋषिसत्तमः
Transliteration
evaṃ vivadamānau tau daṃpatī parameśvarau | nāradaḥ prahasanvākyamuvāca ṛṣisattamaḥ
Translation
ഇങ്ങനെ വാദിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന ആ പരമേശ്വര ദമ്പതികളെ കണ്ടു, ഋഷിശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ നാരദൻ പുഞ്ചിരിച്ച് ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
Word by Word
evamthus
evam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण
vivadamānaudisputing
vivadamānau:
Karta (Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi√vad (धातु)
Formशतृ/शानच्-वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘disputing’
tauthose two
tau:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम
daṃpatīthe couple (husband and wife)
daṃpatī:
Karta (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṃpatī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (द्विवचन-प्रयोग), प्रथमा, द्विवचन; दम्पती = पति-पत्नी (dual)
parameśvarauthe supreme lords (two)
parameśvarau:
Karta (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootparama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘paramau īśvarau’)
nāradaḥNārada
nāradaḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootnārada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
prahasanlaughing
prahasan:
Karta (Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra√has (धातु)
Formशतृ-वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘laughing’
vākyama statement
vākyam:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
ṛṣi-sattamaḥthe best of sages
ṛṣi-sattamaḥ:
Karta (Apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi + sat-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-भावः (‘ṛṣiṣu sattamaḥ’ = best among sages)
Speaker
Narrator (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva and Pārvatī in animated debate; Nārada enters smiling, vīṇā in hand, poised to speak; the scene freezes at the moment of impending counsel.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚivaP
PārvatīN
NāradaFAQs
Sage Nārada functions as a dharmic catalyst—turning a quarrel into a teaching and praise of the Supreme.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa framework is tied to Kedāra’s sanctity; this verse is transitional narration.
None.