Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

एवमादीन्यनेकानि हयुवाच परमेश्वरी । निशम्य देवो वाक्यानि गमनाय मनो दधे

Transliteration

evamādīnyanekāni hayuvāca parameśvarī | niśamya devo vākyāni gamanāya mano dadhe

Translation

Demikianlah Parameśvarī menuturkan banyak kata seumpamanya. Setelah mendengar ucapan-ucapannya, Sang Dewa pun menetapkan hati untuk berangkat pergi.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• आदीनि: and the like (things beginning with this)
• आदीनि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; बहुवचन (neuter; nominative/accusative plural)

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; बहुवचन (agreeing with आदीनि)

• ह: indeed/just
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरी: the Supreme Goddess
• परमेश्वरी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वरī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (agent noun)

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-शम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (having heard)

• देवः: the god (Śaṅkara)
• देवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• वाक्यानि: words/speeches
• वाक्यानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• गमनाय: for going/departure
• गमनाय: Sampradāna/Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन (purpose dative)

• मनः: mind/intention
• मनः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• दधे: placed/settled (his mind)
• दधे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (deductively: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī speaks at Kailāsa; Śiva listens in stillness, then his gaze turns outward—an inner decision to depart forming silently.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvarī (Devī)
• Deva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When speech fails to restore harmony, withdrawal and inner resolve can prevent further harm—an aspect of dharmic self-control.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), though the verse is not a tīrtha-phalāśruti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.