Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच । एवं संबोधितो दैत्यो गुरुणा भार्गवेण हि । उवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं मेघगंभीरया गिरा

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca | evaṃ saṃbodhito daityo guruṇā bhārgaveṇa hi | uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ meghagaṃbhīrayā girā

Translation

లోమశుడు అన్నాడు—గురు భార్గవుడు ఇలా సంబోధించగా, ఆ దైత్యుడు చిరునవ్వుతో, మేఘగంభీరమైన స్వరంతో మాటలు పలికాడు.

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• संबोधितः: addressed
• संबोधितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been addressed’

• दैत्यः: the demon
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गुरुणा: by the teacher
• गुरुणा: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भार्गवेण: by Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवेण: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘laughing’

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

• मेघगंभीरया: with cloud-deep (voice)
• मेघगंभीरया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेघ + गंभीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• गिरा: with (his) voice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaśa narrates: a daitya, instructed by Bhārgava (Śukra), responds with a smile; his voice is likened to thunderclouds—suggesting power, pride, and dramatic tension.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)
• Daitya (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas teach through dialogue: counsel is given by teachers, and the disciple’s response reveals character and dharmic maturity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), but this verse functions as a narrative transition rather than a tīrtha-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the next speech in the story.