Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा महर्षेः सर्ववेदिनः । अंबिका प्राह कुतुकात्स्तुवन्ती तं महामुनिम्

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā maharṣeḥ sarvavedinaḥ | aṃbikā prāha kutukātstuvantī taṃ mahāmunim

Translation

ครั้นอัมพิกาได้สดับวาจาของมหาฤๅษีผู้รู้ทั่วทุกพระเวทแล้ว ก็ตรัสด้วยความพิศวงยินดี พลางสรรเสริญมหามุนีนั้น

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• महर्षेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सर्ववेदिनः: all-knowing
• सर्ववेदिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-vedin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वं वेत्ति इति)

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

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (अह्/ब्रू-समर्थ धातु; परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुतुकात्: out of curiosity
• कुतुकात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kutuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (ablative of cause)

• स्तुवन्ती: praising
• स्तुवन्ती: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमानाधिकरण

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महामुनिम्: the great sage
• महामुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Ambikā’s reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambikā, delighted and curious, turns toward the all-knowing maharṣi; her posture is reverent, hands in añjali, as she begins to praise him in a hermitage setting near the sacred hill.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā
• Mahārṣi
• Mahāmuni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic dharma, respectful praise and attentive listening prepare the ground for divine teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue occurs within the Arunachala māhātmya narrative world, indirectly glorifying Aruṇācala as a place of divine discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; the verse sets the scene for instruction through stuti and dialogue.