Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

शंकर उवाच । श्रृणुष्वावहितो भूत्वा परमार्धयुतं वचः । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण ज्ञातव्यं नावशिष्यते

Transliteration

śaṃkara uvāca | śrṛṇuṣvāvahito bhūtvā paramārdhayutaṃ vacaḥ | yasya śravaṇamātreṇa jñātavyaṃ nāvaśiṣyate

Translation

พระศังกรตรัสว่า: จงฟังด้วยความตั้งใจถ้วนทั่วถ้อยคำอันเปี่ยมด้วยปรมัตถ์สูงสุดนี้; เพียงได้สดับ ก็ไม่เหลือสิ่งใดที่ควรรู้แล้วยังไม่รู้

Word by Word

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• आवहितः: attentive
• आवहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आवहित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘आ-√धा/हित’ अर्थे ‘attentive/collected’

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• परमार्धयुतम्: endowed with the highest essence
• परमार्धयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमार्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (परमार्धेन युतम् = endowed with the supreme half/ultimate portion)

• वचः: speech/statement
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यस्य: of which/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• श्रवणमात्रेण: by mere hearing
• श्रवणमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (श्रवणस्य मात्रम् = mere hearing)

• ज्ञातव्यम्: is to be known
• ज्ञातव्यम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Gerundive/Obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि ‘to be known’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अवशिष्यते: remains
• अवशिष्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग ‘अव-’

Speaker

Śaṃkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṃkara as teacher, seated in serene Himalayan setting, addressing an attentive listener; the atmosphere suggests that the very words are luminous and complete.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṃkara
• Śravaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attentive hearing (śravaṇa) of true teaching is presented as a powerful means to complete spiritual understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa; the emphasis in this verse is on Śiva’s teaching rather than a particular tirtha’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A sādhanā is implied: focused śravaṇa (listening) to the teaching.