Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

न श्रृणोति न वक्त्येव मनसापि च किंचन । एवंप्रभावः सोऽभूच्च बाल्ये विप्रसुतस्तदा

Transliteration

na śrṛṇoti na vaktyeva manasāpi ca kiṃcana | evaṃprabhāvaḥ so'bhūcca bālye viprasutastadā

Translation

ସେ ନ ଶୁଣୁଥିଲା, ନ କହୁଥିଲା; ମନସାପି କୌଣସି କଥାରେ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତ ହେଉନଥିଲା। ସେତେବେଳେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣପୁତ୍ର ହୋଇ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାହାର ଏମିତି ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଅବସ୍ଥା ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• शृणोति: he hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात

• वक्ति: he speaks
• वक्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• किंचन: anything
• किंचन: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'किञ्चित्' अर्थे

• एवं-प्रभावः: of such nature/power
• एवं-प्रभावः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (एवम्-प्रभाव = 'of such nature/effect'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'सः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• बाल्ये: in childhood
• बाल्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विप्र-सुतः: a brahmin's son
• विप्र-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विप्रस्य सुतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'then/at that time')

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A child sits unmoving, unresponsive to sounds and speech; family members look on with concern, while a subtle radiance suggests inward absorption.

Characters & Entities

• Aitareya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives portray deep absorption as a force that can temporarily eclipse ordinary social functioning, pointing to the potency of inner practice.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it continues the personal history preceding the tīrtha-related siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes the effect/state associated with his practice.