Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शिवाय गिरिजामेनां कुरुष्य वचनं हि नः । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तेषामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्

Transliteration

śivāya girijāmenāṃ kuruṣya vacanaṃ hi naḥ | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ teṣāmṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām

Translation

Entrega esta Girijā a Śiva — cumpre de fato a nossa palavra. Ao ouvir a declaração daqueles rishis de espírito disciplinado…

Word by Word

• śivāya: for Śiva
• śivāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• girijām: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• kuruṣya: do, carry out
• kuruṣya: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular

• vacanam: word, command
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• naḥ: of us/for us
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम — Genitive/Dative, Plural (context: ‘of us/for us’)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल — Gerund/absolutive: ‘having heard’

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

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम — Genitive, Plural

• ṛṣīṇām: of the sages
• ṛṣīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• bhāvitātmanām: of the self-controlled/meditative (sages)
• bhāvitātmanām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवितः आत्मा येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Tatpuruṣa compound used adjectivally, Genitive Plural (qualifying ṛṣīṇām)

Speaker

The Maharṣis (first half); second half transitions to narrator describing the effect (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra narrative frame

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (contextual) interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of self-controlled sages formally request: ‘Give Girijā to Śiva’; the mountain-king listens; Girijā stands with modest composure; the moment is charged with dharmic resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Girijā
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When realized sages speak, their guidance is to be honored as dharma, especially in matters tied to divine purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva setting frames the narrative, reinforcing Śiva’s centrality in Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is the act of giving Girijā to Śiva (marriage-offering/handing over), treated as a dharmic injunction.