Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

शिवो वरेण्यः सर्वेशो नान्यथा कर्तुमर्हसि । भृंगिणो वचनं श्रुत्वा गिरिजा तमुवाचह

Transliteration

śivo vareṇyaḥ sarveśo nānyathā kartumarhasi | bhṛṃgiṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā girijā tamuvācaha

Translation

ଶିବ ହେଉଛନ୍ତି ସର୍ବଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ସର୍ବେଶ୍ୱର; ତୁମେ ଏହାର ବିପରୀତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ। ଭୃଙ୍ଗିଙ୍କ ବଚନ ଶୁଣି ଗିରିଜା ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vareṇyaḥ: most excellent, worthy
• vareṇyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vareṇya (प्रातिपदिक; वृ-धातोः अनीय/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); 'वरणीयः' (worthy of choosing)

• sarva-īśaḥ: lord of all
• sarva-īśaḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Prakāra (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: otherwise)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Kriyārtha (Purpose/complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought/are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhṛṃgiṇaḥ: of Bhṛṅgin
• bhṛṃgiṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛṃgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having heard'

• girijā: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• ha: indeed/then
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक अव्यय (narrative particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transitional moment: Bhṛṅgī’s injunction hangs in the air; Girijā turns to respond. The scene captures tension between strict ascetic devotion and divine dignity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bhṛṅgi
• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It affirms Śiva’s supreme lordship (Sarveśa) and frames the episode as a dharmic correction of improper speech or attitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), part of the Himalayan sacred geography celebrated in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it introduces a dialogue sequence.