Shloka 89 - Adhyaya 40 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Oriya | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । ततो विममृशे श्लोको बहुधा समभागिनाम् । अनिश्चयाद्विचार्यासौ घटाद्यैः समभागिता

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tato vimamṛśe śloko bahudhā samabhāginām | aniścayādvicāryāsau ghaṭādyaiḥ samabhāgitā

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ସେ ‘ସମଭାଗୀ’ ବିଷୟକ ସେଇ ଶ୍ଲୋକକୁ ନାନା ପ୍ରକାରେ ଚିନ୍ତନ କଲା। ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ନ ହେବାରୁ, ଘଟ ଆଦି ଉପାୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସମଭାଗିତା ହୁଏ କି ନାହିଁ ବିଚାର କଲା।

Word by Word

नारदःNārada

उवाचsaid

ततःthen

विममृशेhe reflected/considered

श्लोकःthe verse

बहुधाin many ways

सम-भागिनाम्of the equal sharers

अनिश्चयात्from uncertainty

विचार्यhaving considered

असौhe/that one

घट-आद्यैःby the pot and the like

सम-भागिताequal sharing/equality of shares

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada narrates as a thoughtful figure pauses, contemplating the proverb; the well, pot, and rope appear as symbolic objects around him.

Characters & Entities

Nārada

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma often requires careful deliberation (vicāra); slogans and proverbs must be thoughtfully applied to concrete situations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a reflective moment within a dharma dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse models dharmic reasoning—pausing, reflecting, and examining implications before acting.