Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

कथितं सर्वमेतच्च निःशेषं व्यासवत्तदा । स्वपुण्यकथनेनैव ययातिरपतद्भुवि

Transliteration

kathitaṃ sarvametacca niḥśeṣaṃ vyāsavattadā | svapuṇyakathanenaiva yayātirapatadbhuvi

Translation

แล้วเขากล่าวเรื่องทั้งหมดนี้โดยสิ้นเชิง ดุจดังพระวยาสะ; และเพียงด้วยการเล่าถึงบุญของตนเอง ยยาติก็ทรุดล้มลงสู่พื้นดิน

Word by Word

• कथितम्: told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ्/कथय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle ‘told’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — here as object-content ‘everything’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘this’; with सर्वम् (sarvam etat)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निःशेषम्: completely
• निःशेषम्: Adhikaraṇa (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially) — ‘completely, without remainder’

• व्यासवत्: like Vyāsa
• व्यासवत्: Adhikaraṇa (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्यास + वत् (तद्धित; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (like Vyāsa)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• स्वपुण्यकथनेन: by recounting his own merit
• स्वपुण्यकथनेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुण्य + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular; तत्पुरुषः: ‘by the narration of one’s own merit’

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

• ययातिः: Yayāti
• ययातिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अपतत्: fell
• अपतत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd sg (‘fell’)

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘earth/ground’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After finishing his exhaustive narration ‘like Vyāsa’, Yayāti suddenly collapses to the ground; devas react with alarm and astonishment; the moment freezes as a moral shock.

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti
• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even spiritual merit can be diminished by ego or self-display; humility safeguards dharma and one’s spiritual standing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape frames the episode, though this specific verse highlights a moral event rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given; the verse conveys narrative consequence tied to puṇya and its recounting.