Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तः स दैत्येन दूतो गत्वा द्रुतं ततः । प्रोवाच शंकरं वाक्यैः परुषैः स विशेषतः

Transliteration

evamuktaḥ sa daityena dūto gatvā drutaṃ tataḥ | provāca śaṃkaraṃ vākyaiḥ paruṣaiḥ sa viśeṣataḥ

Translation

ဒေဝါနတ်(ဒိုင်တျ)၏ အမိန့်အတိုင်း သံတမန်သည် အလျင်အမြန် သွားကာ၊ ရှင်ကရာ(Śaṅkara) ထံသို့ ကြမ်းတမ်း၍ အထူးသဖြင့် မာန်မာနပြည့်သော စကားများကို ပြောကြားလေ၏။

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• उक्तः: addressed/told
• उक्तः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been spoken to’

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; pronoun

• दैत्येन: by the demon
• दैत्येन: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; agent in passive sense

• दूतः: the messenger
• दूतः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to ‘सः’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having gone’

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ततः: then
• ततः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ (then/from there)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शंकरम्: to Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाक्यैः: with words
• वाक्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• परुषैः: harsh
• परुषैः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वाक्यैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-कर्तृनिर्देश

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The messenger arrives swiftly and delivers the demon’s insolent, harsh words to Śaṅkara; Śiva remains poised, the calm center amid verbal aggression.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (Andhaka)
• Dūta (messenger)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Speech (vāk) carries karmic weight; harsh and arrogant words toward the divine precipitate consequences in Purāṇic ethics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Śiva’s sphere (Kailāsa implied); the verse itself focuses on the narrative act of delivering the message.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.