Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

मम वाक्यं महर्षे त्वं वद शीघ्रं यथातथम् । कुमारं च पुरस्कृत्य मया योद्धुं त्वमिच्छसि

Transliteration

mama vākyaṃ maharṣe tvaṃ vada śīghraṃ yathātatham | kumāraṃ ca puraskṛtya mayā yoddhuṃ tvamicchasi

Translation

Wahai maharṣi, sampaikanlah pesanku dengan segera, tepat sebagaimana adanya. Dengan menempatkan Kumāra di hadapan, kamu (para dewa) ingin berperang denganku.

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (my/of me)

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• महर्षे: O great sage
• महर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• वद: tell/say
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• यथा-तथम्: exactly as it is
• यथा-तथम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय; 'as it is/just so'

• कुमारम्: the Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पुरस्कृत्य: having put forward
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + √कृ (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्तम्; ल्यप् (gerund) — 'having placed in front/having put forward'

• मया: by me/with me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• योद्धुम्: to fight
• योद्धुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युध् (धातु) तुमुन् (infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive) — 'to fight'

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• इच्छसि: desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Tāraka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (narrative frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada (messenger)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka leans forward, eyes sharp, instructing Nārada to repeat his words verbatim; in the air of the scene is the implied presence of Kumāra as the gods’ champion.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Nārada
• Kumāra (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth must be conveyed faithfully; even in conflict, speech should be accurate and accountable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tīrtha-glorification appears in this line; it remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.