Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193

Devanagari script

एवं संज्ञान्वितौ द्वारि तिष्ठतस्तौ महात्मनः । शंकरस्य महाभागाः श्रृण्वंतु ऋषयो ह्यमी

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃjñānvitau dvāri tiṣṭhatastau mahātmanaḥ | śaṃkarasya mahābhāgāḥ śrṛṇvaṃtu ṛṣayo hyamī

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่อได้รับนัยด้วยสัญญาณแล้ว มหาตมะทั้งสองยืนเฝ้าที่ประตู โอ้ผู้มีบุญ จงฟังเรื่องของพระศังกรเถิด—เหล่าฤษีเหล่านี้ย่อมตั้งใจสดับอยู่จริง

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• saṃjñānvitau: endowed with a sign/understanding
• saṃjñānvitau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃjñā + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि/इ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (saṃjñayā anvitau)

• dvāri: at the door
• dvāri: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• tiṣṭhataḥ: they two stand
• tiṣṭhataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• śaṃkarasya: of Śaṅkara
• śaṃkarasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahābhāgāḥ: O greatly fortunate ones
• mahābhāgāḥ: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• śṛṇvantu: let (them/you all) hear
• śṛṇvantu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• amī: these (here)
• amī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahābhāgāḥ / Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two noble guardians stand steady at the doorway, having received sign-instructions; nearby sages sit or stand with folded hands, listening as the narrative turns to Śaṅkara’s greatness.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Dvārapālas (gatekeepers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Obedience to divine instruction and steadfast guardianship of sacred space are praised as dharmic service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, focusing on Śiva’s ‘dvāra’ (sacred gateway) and its divinely appointed guardians.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it functions as a narrative transition urging attentive listening (śravaṇa) to the greatness of Śaṅkara.