Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । अजेयोऽहं विशालाक्षि तव नास्त्यत्र संशयः । अहंकारेण यत्प्रोक्तं तत्त्वतस्तद्विमृश्यताम्

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | ajeyo'haṃ viśālākṣi tava nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | ahaṃkāreṇa yatproktaṃ tattvatastadvimṛśyatām

Translation

شیو نے کہا: “اے وسیع چشم! اس میں کوئی شک نہیں کہ میں تمہارے لیے ناقابلِ تسخیر ہوں۔ مگر جو کچھ غرور میں کہا گیا تھا، اس پر حقیقت کی روشنی میں غور کیا جائے۔”

Word by Word

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ajeyaḥ: unconquerable
• ajeyaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + jeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध (‘unconquerable’)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• viśālākṣi: O wide-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘viśāle akṣiṇī yasyāḥ sā’)

• tava: of you/for you
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ahaṃkāreṇa: by ego
• ahaṃkāreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव (by/through ego)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• proktam: spoken
• proktam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘spoken’

• tattvatas: in reality
• tattvatas: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तत्त्वतः = यथार्थतः (adverb: in truth)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अन्वय-निर्देशक

• vimṛśyatām: let it be reflected upon
• vimṛśyatām: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√mṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थे—‘let it be considered’ (passive/impersonal sense)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks calmly yet firmly to the wide-eyed Devī, asserting his unconquerable nature while advising reflection on pride-born speech; the mood is instructive, not harsh.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride distorts speech; dharma requires truth-based reflection (tattva-vicāra) even amid divine play.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the overarching sacred setting of this khaṇḍa; this verse focuses on inner dharma (humility and discernment).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction is contemplative—‘reflect in truth’ (vimṛśyatām).