Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । शृणु देवि रहस्यं तु कर्द मालसमुद्भवम् । गूढं ब्रह्मर्षिसर्वस्वं न देयं कस्यचित्त्वया

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | śṛṇu devi rahasyaṃ tu karda mālasamudbhavam | gūḍhaṃ brahmarṣisarvasvaṃ na deyaṃ kasyacittvayā

Translation

พระอีศวรตรัสว่า: จงฟังเถิด โอ เทวี ความลับว่าด้วยกำเนิดแห่งกรทมาลา นี้เป็นคำสอนอันเร้นลับ เป็นสมบัติทั้งมวลของพรหมฤๅษีทั้งหลาย; เจ้าอย่าเปิดเผยแก่ผู้ใดโดยง่าย

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• रहस्यम्: secret; mystery
• रहस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• कर्दमालसमुद्भवम्: arising from Kardamāla
• कर्दमालसमुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्दमाल-समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; कर्दमाल + समुद्भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्दमालात् समुद्भवम्) विशेषणम् (रहस्यम्)

• गूढम्: hidden; secret
• गूढम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रहस्यम्/ब्रह्मर्षिसर्वस्वम्)

• ब्रह्मर्षिसर्वस्वम्: the very treasure/essence of the Brahmarṣis
• ब्रह्मर्षिसर्वस्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि-सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मर्षि + सर्वस्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मर्षीणां सर्वस्वम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• देयम्: to be given; should be given
• देयम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त; देय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (न देयम् = should not be given)

• कस्यचित्: to anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (निपात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक-सर्वनाम (to anyone)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुषार्थक-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kardamālā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva leans slightly toward Pārvatī, speaking in a confidential tone, emphasizing that the origin of Kardamālā is a hidden treasure of the Brahmarṣis and not to be given to anyone indiscriminately.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Brahmarṣis
• Karddamāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred place-traditions (tīrtha-rahasya) are to be approached with reverence and shared responsibly, not casually.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Karddamāla tīrtha within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introduced as a secret of its origin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the instruction is about confidentiality and reverent transmission of the tīrtha’s secret.