Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

गिरिजोवाच । का क्रीडा हि त्वया भाव्या वद शीघ्रं ममाग्रतः । तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा उवाच प्रहसन्निव

Transliteration

girijovāca | kā krīḍā hi tvayā bhāvyā vada śīghraṃ mamāgrataḥ | tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā uvāca prahasanniva

Translation

Гириджа сказала: «Какую лилу, какую божественную игру, ты намерен совершить? Скажи мне скорее, прямо передо мной». Услышав её слова, он ответил, словно улыбаясь.

Word by Word

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

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kā: what? (which?)
• kā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• krīḍā: play, sport
• krīḍā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana/Karta (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• bhāvyā: to be done/undertaken
• bhāvyā: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhū (धातु) ; bhāvya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘कर्तव्या/भवितव्या’

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण; शीघ्रता-वाचक (quickly)

• mama: my
• mama: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अस्मद्-शब्द

• agrataḥ: in front (of me)
• agrataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agrataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (in front of)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक

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

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘श्रुत्वा’ (having heard)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• prahasan: smiling
• prahasan: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √has (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग) ; prahasan (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्रहसन्’ (smiling/laughing)

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamana-marker (Simile/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक निपात (comparative particle)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Girijā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience; within scene Girijā addresses Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā, poised and inquisitive, asks Śiva about the forthcoming sport; Śiva responds with a soft smile—an intimate Kailāsa tableau with attendants and serene Himalayan backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine līlā unfolds through intimate dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī, showing that cosmic purposes can appear as ‘play’ to the liberated.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the Kedāra/Kailāsa sacred setting, though this verse itself focuses on the dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative setup for the next instruction or event.