Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सूतो वाक्यमुपाददे

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sūto vākyamupādade

Translation

ครั้นสูตะได้ฟังถ้อยคำของพวกเขาแล้ว จึงเริ่มกล่าววาจาตอบ

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वचनम्)

• वचनम्: speech; statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having heard’

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: a reply; words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपाददे: began to speak; replied
• उपाददे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘took up/uttered’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, having listened, begins his reply; the assembly leans in, signaling the start of authoritative exposition.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Sages (Ṛṣayaḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent listening and proper transmission of sacred history (itihāsa–purāṇa) is itself a dharmic act, enabling the unfolding of tīrtha-māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a narrative transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it functions as a speaker-transition within the Purāṇic dialogue.