Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

प्रहस्योवाच विप्रर्षिस्तिष्ठध्वं क्षणमेव हि । स्वयमेव त्वहं देवास्त्यक्ष्याम्यद्य कलेवरम्

Transliteration

prahasyovāca viprarṣistiṣṭhadhvaṃ kṣaṇameva hi | svayameva tvahaṃ devāstyakṣyāmyadya kalevaram

Translation

ฤๅษียิ้มแล้วกล่าวว่า 'จงยืนรออยู่ที่นี่สักครู่เถิด ข้าแต่เหล่าทวยเทพ ข้าพเจ้าจะละทิ้งร่างกายนี้ด้วยตนเองในวันนี้'

Word by Word

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• प्रहस्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातुः हस् (to laugh) उपसर्गः प्र-

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विप्रर्षिः: the brāhmaṇa-sage
• विप्रर्षिः: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: विप्रश्चासौ ऋषिश्च

• तिष्ठध्वम्: stand/stay
• तिष्ठध्वम्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणे (duration)

• एव: only/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (restrictive/emphatic)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• स्वयम्: by myself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन

• त्यक्ष्यामि: will abandon
• त्यक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (time adverb)

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viprarṣi (the brāhmaṇa sage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage smiles gently and tells the devas to wait a moment; he declares he will abandon his body that very day.

Characters & Entities

• Viprarṣi
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fearlessness arises from spiritual mastery; the highest renunciation is to offer oneself for dharma without hesitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa setting frames the sanctity of the region, while the verse highlights samādhi-based renunciation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual, but yogic ‘tyāga’ through samādhi is indicated.