Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
Devanagari script
एवमुक्तस्तदा देव्या नारदो देवदर्शनः । उवाच वाक्यं प्रहसन्गिरिजां शिवसन्निधौ
Transliteration
evamuktastadā devyā nārado devadarśanaḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ prahasangirijāṃ śivasannidhau
Translation
Demikian ditegur oleh Dewi, Nārada—yang melihat para dewa—tersenyum lalu berkata kepada Girijā di hadapan Śiva sendiri.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)
उक्तःhaving been addressed
उक्तः:
Karta (as qualifier of subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootवच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदः)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adverbial (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb)
देव्याby the goddess
देव्या:
Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-भाव)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
देवदर्शनःone who beholds the gods
देवदर्शनः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां दर्शनः/दर्शनशीलः) विशेषण (नारदः)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
वाक्यम्words
वाक्यम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
प्रहसन्smiling/laughing
प्रहसन्:
Karta (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + हस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नारदः)
गिरिजाम्to Girijā
गिरिजाम्:
Sampradana/Prati (addressee/प्रति)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
शिवसन्निधौin Śiva's presence
शिवसन्निधौ:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य सन्निधौ)
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nārada, smiling, addresses Girijā while Śiva is present—an intimate divine court scene with gentle humor and reverence.
Characters & Entities
D
Devī (Pārvatī/Girijā)N
NāradaŚ
ŚivaFAQs
In the presence of Śiva, even sharp exchanges are held within a sacred atmosphere—purāṇic dialogue unfolds under divine witness.
The Kedāra setting frames the scene, but no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.