Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् । उवाच व्यासशिष्योऽसौ शिवमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

iti śrutvā vacasteṣāṃ munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | uvāca vyāsaśiṣyo'sau śivamāhātmyamuttamam

Translation

Setelah mendengar kata-kata para muni yang jiwanya telah terdidik, murid Vyāsa itu pun mengucapkan kemuliaan tertinggi Śiva.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle: thus)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard’

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

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• munīnām: of the sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• bhāvitātmanām: of the self-controlled/meditative (sages)
• bhāvitātmanām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (bhāvitaḥ ātmā yeṣām)

• uvāca: said; spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vyāsaśiṣyaḥ: Vyāsa’s disciple
• vyāsaśiṣyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa + śiṣya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vyāsasya śiṣyaḥ)

• asau: that (person); he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śivamāhātmyam: the greatness/glory of Śiva
• śivamāhātmyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya māhātmyam)

• uttamam: excellent; supreme
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying śivamāhātmyam)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); the responder is Vyāsaśiṣya (identified next as Lomaśa)

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Śiva
• Lomaśa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted through lineage; disciplined listeners receive the highest teaching on Śiva’s glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the narrative, leading into Kedāra-related Śiva māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces the formal narration of Śiva’s māhātmya.