Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पुत्र उवाच । तात सर्वं परिज्ञेयं ज्ञानमत्रैव वै यतः । ततः परं कंठशोषः किमर्थं क्रियते वद

Transliteration

putra uvāca | tāta sarvaṃ parijñeyaṃ jñānamatraiva vai yataḥ | tataḥ paraṃ kaṃṭhaśoṣaḥ kimarthaṃ kriyate vada

Translation

บุตรกล่าวว่า “ท่านพ่อ เมื่อความรู้ทั้งปวงที่พึงรู้มีอยู่ ณ ที่นี้แล้ว เหตุใดจึงยังต้องสาธยายจนคอแห้งต่อไป? โปรดบอกเถิด ว่าทำไปเพื่อประโยชน์อันใด”

Word by Word

• पुत्रः: the son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तात: father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object of implied ‘to be known’/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परिज्ञेयम्: is to be understood fully
• परिज्ञेयम्: Kriya (Predicative obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘to be fully known’

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — here

• एव: only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — only/indeed

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — indeed

• यतः: since/because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतुवाचक) — because/since

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपादानार्थ/तस्मात्) — from that/thereafter

• परम्: beyond
• परम्: Sambandha (Extent/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (क्रियाविशेषण) — further/beyond

• कण्ठ-शोषः: drying of the throat (hoarseness)
• कण्ठ-शोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कण्ठस्य शोषः)

• किमर्थम्: for what purpose?
• किमर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose-question/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (प्रश्नार्थक) — for what purpose?

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• वद: tell (me)
• वद: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Son of Kauthuma (the boy)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The son, earnest and inquisitive, asks why one should continue throat-drying recitation; he gestures toward manuscripts, as if saying ‘all is already known here’. The elder listens thoughtfully.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Study should lead to realized understanding; mere repetition without insight is spiritual dryness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it questions the value of rote practice without purpose.