Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

सुरभ्या चैव यत्प्रोक्तं केतक्या च तथा सुराः । तन्मृषोक्तं च जानीध्वं न दृष्टो ह्यस्य मस्तकः

Transliteration

surabhyā caiva yatproktaṃ ketakyā ca tathā surāḥ | tanmṛṣoktaṃ ca jānīdhvaṃ na dṛṣṭo hyasya mastakaḥ

Translation

“Wahai para dewa, ketahuilah bahawa apa yang dikatakan oleh Surabhī dan juga Ketakī itu adalah dusta; kerana puncak Liṅga ini tidak pernah terlihat.”

Word by Word

• सुरभ्या: by Surabhī
• सुरभ्या: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यत्: what (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• प्रोक्तम्: said; declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• केतक्या: by Ketakī
• केतक्या: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• मृषा-उक्तम्: falsely spoken
• मृषा-उक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृषा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग) + उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘false-said’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जानीध्वम्: know (you all)
• जानीध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• अस्य: of this (liṅga)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठीविभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मस्तकः: the head/top
• मस्तकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Ākāśavāṇī (divine sky-voice) correcting the assembly

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Skanda Purāṇa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial voice declares the falsity of Surabhī and Ketakī; devas stand stunned; the liṅga’s summit remains beyond sight, disappearing into radiance and cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Surabhī
• Ketakī
• Devas
• Śiva-liṅga
• Ākāśavāṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya (truth) is upheld by divine order; false testimony is exposed and condemned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the textual setting, but this verse primarily conveys a dharmic correction in the liṅga narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal correction regarding a false claim.