Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वाणी शिवकथायुक्ता परमाश्चर्यसंयुता । न वाऽधयो हि तस्यैव व्याधयो हि महीपतेः

Transliteration

vāṇī śivakathāyuktā paramāścaryasaṃyutā | na vā'dhayo hi tasyaiva vyādhayo hi mahīpateḥ

Translation

พระวาจาของพระองค์เปี่ยมด้วยศิวกถาและประกอบด้วยความอัศจรรย์ล้ำลึก เพราะมหีปตินั้นหาได้มีความทุกข์ทางใจหรือโรคภัยทางกายไม่

Word by Word

• वाणी: speech
• वाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• शिवकथायुक्ता: connected with Śiva-stories
• शिवकथायुक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवकथा + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: शिवकथया/शिवकथायाः युक्ता

• परमाश्चर्यसंयुता: endowed with supreme wonder
• परमाश्चर्यसंयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + आश्चर्य + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष: परमम् आश्चर्यम् येन/यया संयुता

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय — negation

• वा: indeed/at all
• वा: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय — particle (or/indeed)

• अधयः: mental afflictions
• अधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — emphatic/causal particle

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• एव: just/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय — emphatic particle

• व्याधयः: diseases
• व्याधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — particle

• महीपतेः: of the king
• महीपतेः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular; तत्पुरुष: मही + पति

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-dialogue listener(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king speaking gently of Śiva’s deeds to courtiers and sages; his face radiant and healthy, suggesting inner purity; listeners are attentive, moved by wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śveta (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-centered remembrance and speech are portrayed as sources of inner peace and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse supports Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s broader celebration of Śiva-bhakti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-kathā (devotional recitation/discourse) is implicitly recommended as a sustaining practice.