Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

तथेति मत्वा तद्वाक्यं देवानां कार्यसिद्धये । ऊचे देवासुरांश्चेदमिन्द्रं प्रति विशेषतः

Transliteration

tatheti matvā tadvākyaṃ devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye | ūce devāsurāṃścedamindraṃ prati viśeṣataḥ

Translation

“തഥാസ്തു” എന്ന് കരുതി, ദേവകാര്യസിദ്ധിക്കായി അവൻ ദേവന്മാരോടും അസുരന്മാരോടും ഈ വചനങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞു—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഇന്ദ്രനെ അഭിമുഖീകരിച്ച്।

Word by Word

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• इति: thus (saying)
• इति: Vākyārtha-bodhaka (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• मत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्)

• वाक्यम्: statement/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object of matvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Sampradāna (Dative; for accomplishment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः)

• ऊचे: said/spoke
• ऊचे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (उवाच/ऊचे-रूप)

• देव: the gods
• देव: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (देवाः) — पदच्छेदे ‘देव’ इति प्रातिपदिक-आधार; वाक्ये कर्तृपद

• असुरान्: the asuras
• असुरान्: Karma (Object; those addressed/mentioned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object; ‘this’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object; towards Indra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards / with regard to
• प्रति: Sambandha/Prayojana (Relational marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद/उपपद (towards, in regard to)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक (especially)

Speaker

Mandarācala (Mandara Mountain)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandarācala (mythic)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mandara, now resolved, speaks to the gathered hosts; Indra is visually emphasized—slightly forward, attentive—while devas and asuras react with relief and readiness.

Characters & Entities

• Mandarācala
• Devas
• Asuras
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aid to righteous purpose is granted through willing consent; success (kāryasiddhi) depends on aligned participation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame; the verse spotlights Mandarācala’s sanctified role.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.