Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ऋषेस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा प्रहस्येदमुवाच ह

Transliteration

ṛṣestadvacanaṃ śrutvā prahasyedamuvāca ha

Translation

ഋഷിയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് അവൾ പുഞ്ചിരിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• ऋषेः: of the sage
• ऋषेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having laughed)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ह: indeed/just (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपात (particle, expletive)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrating); next speaker implied: Sundarī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up moment: the lady, hearing the sage, smiles softly—eyes lowered in humility—before speaking; the temple precinct and attendants remain in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka
• Sundarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A respectful, thoughtful response is framed as part of dharmic dialogue leading to instruction on devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s devotional setting continues as the background of the teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces the forthcoming explanation about Śiva-sevā.