Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

एवमुच्चरमाणं मां प्रशस्याहापि पद्मभूः । साध्वेतन्नारदेनोक्तं धर्मैतद्वचनं कुरु । सम्मानय गुहं चापि गुहः स्वामी यतो हि नः । एवमुक्ते ब्रह्मणा च धर्मो वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evamuccaramāṇaṃ māṃ praśasyāhāpi padmabhūḥ | sādhvetannāradenoktaṃ dharmaitadvacanaṃ kuru | sammānaya guhaṃ cāpi guhaḥ svāmī yato hi naḥ | evamukte brahmaṇā ca dharmo vacanamabravīt

Translation

เมื่อข้าพเจ้ากล่าวดังนี้อยู่ ปัทมภู (พรหมา) ได้สรรเสริญข้าพเจ้าแล้วตรัสว่า: “ดีนัก—นารทกล่าวไว้ชอบแล้ว โอ้ ธรรมะ จงกระทำตามวาจานี้ และจงถวายความเคารพแด่คุหะด้วย เพราะคุหะเป็นองค์นายเหนือเราทั้งหลาย” ครั้นพรหมาตรัสดังนี้แล้ว ธรรมะจึงทูลตอบด้วยถ้อยคำนี้

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• uccaramāṇam: uttering, reciting
• uccaramāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: uccar (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ) वर्तमानकृदन्त
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (accusative singular neuter), कर्मणि प्रयुक्तं (used as object-qualifier)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• praśasya: having praised
• praśasya: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having praised)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• padmabhūḥ: Padmabhū (Brahmā)
• padmabhūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma + bhū (प्रातिपदिक); पद्मभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम् (nominative singular); तत्पुरुषः (padmāt bhavati iti)

• sādhu: well done; good
• sādhu: Sambandha (Interjection/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/विशेषण)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुमोदनार्थक निपात (approbative particle)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (nom./acc. sg.); अत्र कर्मरूपेण (as object)

• nāradeṇa: by Nārada
• nāradeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (instrumental singular)

• uktam: said, spoken
• uktam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; कर्मणि (said/spoken)

• dharma: O Dharma
• dharma: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (vocative singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying vacanam)

• vacanam: word, instruction
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• kuru: do, carry out
• kuru: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• sammānaya: honour, respect
• sammānaya: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-mān (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• guham: Guha (Skanda)
• guham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also)

• guhaḥ: Guha
• guhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम् (nominative singular)

• svāmī: lord, master
• svāmī: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम् (nominative singular); विधेय (predicate nominative)

• yataḥ: because
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक अव्यय (causal relative adverb: because/for)

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

• naḥ: of us, our
• naḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति बहुवचनम् (genitive plural)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• ukte: when (this) was said
• ukte: Adhikaraṇa (Locative circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; सप्तमी एकवचनम् नपुंसकलिङ्गे (locative absolute-like: when it was said)

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (instrumental singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• dharmaḥ: Dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति एकवचनम् (nominative singular)

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति एकवचनम् (accusative singular)

• abravīt: spoke, said
• abravīt: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुषः एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa tradition (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa), reporting Brahmā’s instruction and Dharma’s response

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha (introduced in subsequent verses)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā, Dharma, and the divine assembly (with Nārada as catalyst)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial sabhā: Brahmā (Padmabhū) seated on a lotus, addressing Dharma personified; Nārada present; Skanda/Guha’s eminence acknowledged, with attendants and subtle aura of command.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmabhū)
• Nārada
• Dharma
• Guha (Skanda/Kārttikeya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order (Dharma) is guided by higher counsel (Brahmā and Nārada), and honoring Skanda/Guha is affirmed as rightful devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets the narrative authority that leads into Stambhatīrtha’s proclamation and merit (phala-śruti) later in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is ‘sammānaya’—to honor Guha (Skanda); no specific vrata details are in this verse.