Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

हे विष्णो हे सुराः सर्व ऋषयः श्रूयतामिदम् । मन्यतेऽपि हि संसारे अनित्ये नित्यताकुलम्

Transliteration

he viṣṇo he surāḥ sarva ṛṣayaḥ śrūyatāmidam | manyate'pi hi saṃsāre anitye nityatākulam

Translation

โอ้พระวิษณุ! โอ้เหล่าเทพและฤๅษีทั้งปวง—จงฟังเถิด: ในสังสารอันไม่เที่ยงนี้ ผู้หลงมัวกลับสำคัญว่ามีความเที่ยงแท้

Word by Word

• he: O
• he: Sambodhana-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• he: O
• he: Sambodhana-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (8th/1st), बहुवचन; अत्र सम्बोधनार्थे

• sarve: all
• sarve: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ṛṣayaḥ: O sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अत्र सम्बोधनार्थे

• śrūyatām: let it be heard
• śrūyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (let it be heard)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र कर्म (what is to be heard)

• manyate: (one) thinks
• manyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = even/also

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

• saṃsāre: in the world (of transmigration)
• saṃsāre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• anitye: impermanent
• anitye: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (saṃsāre)

• nityatā: permanence
• nityatā: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nityatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• ākulam: confused/perturbed (about)
• ākulam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (nityatām—understood)

Speaker

Śiva (Sāmbā) addressing Viṣṇu, the Devas, and Ṛṣis; narrated by Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu, devas, and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Sāmbā) addresses Viṣṇu, devas, and sages seated in attentive rows; the Himalayan landscape frames the discourse, suggesting the fleeting nature of life against ancient mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Sāmbā)
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly life is impermanent; mistaking it for permanent is the root confusion that dharma aims to correct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting, supporting Kedāra’s role as a place of instruction and liberation-oriented insight.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is an upadeśa (teaching) calling for attentive listening and right view.