Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

निशम्य वाक्यं गिरिजा सती तदा ह्युवाच वाक्यं च विहस्य तं प्रति । जानासि सर्वं च बटोऽद्य पश्य मे द्यूतं महेशेन करोमि तेऽग्रतः

Transliteration

niśamya vākyaṃ girijā satī tadā hyuvāca vākyaṃ ca vihasya taṃ prati | jānāsi sarvaṃ ca baṭo'dya paśya me dyūtaṃ maheśena karomi te'grataḥ

Translation

Mendengar kata-katanya, Girijā Satī pun berkata sambil tertawa kepadanya: “Wahai anak, engkau mengetahui segala-galanya! Hari ini, lihatlah: aku akan bermain dadu dengan Maheśa di hadapanmu.”

Word by Word

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + शम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• वाक्यम्: the words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object of gerund)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गिरिजा: Girijā
• गिरिजा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सती: virtuous / Satī
• सती: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरिजा)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• विहस्य: having laughed
• विहस्य: Purvakala
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + हस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Prati (towards/accusative with prati)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Directional (प्रति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition), 'towards'

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• बटॊ: O boy (dear lad)
• बटॊ: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my / for me
• मे: Sambandha (my)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular, enclitic)

• द्यूतम्: dice-play
• द्यूतम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेशेन: with Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशेन: Saha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do/play
• करोमि: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: for you / your
• ते: Sampradana/Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular, enclitic)

• अग्रतः: in front (of you)
• अग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (in front)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Girijā/Satī), addressing Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā laughs, addressing Nārada as ‘child’, and declares she will play dice with Maheśa before him; Śiva remains composed, the scene charged with playful intimacy.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Girijā/Satī)
• Nārada
• Maheśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa frames events as līlā: even a ‘game’ becomes a stage for teaching, witnessed by sages and sanctified by divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the narrative backdrop; no single tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.