Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा परस्परजयैषिणाम् । प्रहस्य नारदो वाक्यमुवाच शिवसन्निधौ

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā parasparajayaiṣiṇām | prahasya nārado vākyamuvāca śivasannidhau

Translation

ครั้นได้ยินถ้อยคำของผู้ที่ใคร่จะชนะกันและกัน นารทก็หัวเราะ แล้วกล่าววาจาในสำนักของพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun, genitive plural)

• tat-vacanam: that statement
• tat-vacanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (tat-vacana: 'that speech/statement')

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having heard'

• paraspara-jaya-eṣiṇām: of those seeking mutual victory
• paraspara-jaya-eṣiṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + eṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (paraspara-jaya-eṣin: 'seeking victory over one another')

• prahasya: having laughed
• prahasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having laughed'

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• vākyam: speech; words
• vākyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (perfect, 3rd sg)

• śiva-sannidhau: in the presence of Śiva
• śiva-sannidhau: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (in Śiva's presence)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Nārada’s intervention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada enters the scene with a vīṇā, smiling; the disputants freeze mid-gesture. The sanctum behind suggests Śiva’s silent witness.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual discourse should aim at truth and transformation, not triumph over others—victory-seeking debate invites correction by the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedāra tīrtha-region, where Śiva’s presence sanctifies the narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it marks the transition to Nārada’s instructive speech amid the ongoing sacred proceedings.