Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । यदुक्तं भूमिपा देव्या तत्तथैव न संशयः

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | yaduktaṃ bhūmipā devyā tattathaiva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

శ్రీకృష్ణుడు అన్నాడు—“ఓ భూపతీ, దేవి చెప్పినది అచ్చంగా అలాగే ఉంది; ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు।”

Word by Word

• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (Speaker/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular; कर्मधारय: श्रीमान् कृष्णः (revered Kṛṣṇa)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person singular, active

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter Nom./Acc. Singular (relative)

• uktam: said
• uktam: Karma (Predicate of yat/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vac/वच् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Past participle, Neuter Nom./Acc. Singular; “said”

• bhūmipāḥ: O kings
• bhūmipāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine Vocative Plural

• devyā: by the Goddess
• devyā: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Feminine Instrumental Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject complement/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter Nom./Acc. Singular (correlative)

• tathā: so
• tathā: Prayojaka (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = adverb “so/thus”

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण) = emphatic particle

• na: no
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) = negation particle

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūmipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa addresses a king with calm certainty, hand raised in assurance (abhaya/āśvāsa gesture), while an implied Devī presence sanctifies the statement.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Devī (Caṇḍikā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence for Devī’s word: divine instruction is trustworthy and should be accepted without doubt.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the ongoing Devī-centered narrative within Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a confirmation of Devī’s statement.