Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सूतो वाक्यमुपाददे

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sūto vākyamupādade

Translation

त्यांचे वचन ऐकून महाभाग सूतांनी प्रत्युत्तर देण्यासाठी वाणी घेतली आणि कथा सांगण्यास आरंभ केला.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वचनम्)

• वचनम्: speech; statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having heard’

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: a reply; words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपाददे: began to speak; replied
• उपाददे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘took up/uttered’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, having listened, begins his reply; the assembly leans in, signaling the start of authoritative exposition.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Sages (Ṛṣayaḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent listening and proper transmission of sacred history (itihāsa–purāṇa) is itself a dharmic act, enabling the unfolding of tīrtha-māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it functions as a speaker-transition within the Purāṇic dialogue.