Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तदा शैलो दवैर्दैत्यैः स मंदरः । उवाच निःसृतो भूत्वा परं विग्रहवान्वचः

Transliteration

evamuktastadā śailo davairdaityaiḥ sa maṃdaraḥ | uvāca niḥsṛto bhūtvā paraṃ vigrahavānvacaḥ

Translation

یوں دیوتاؤں اور دَیتیوں کے خطاب پر وہ مَندَر پہاڑ آگے نمودار ہوا اور گویا مجسم صورت اختیار کر کے کلام کرنے لگا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner-adverb)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate/qualifier of śailaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तरि/विशेष्येण सह

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• शैलः: the mountain
• शैलः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दैवैः: by the gods
• दैवैः: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental; by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• दैत्यैः: by the daityas (demons)
• दैत्यैः: Karaṇa/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental; by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सः: he/that
• सः: Karta (Subject; apposition to śailaḥ/mandaraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मन्दरः: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरः: Karta (Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निःसृतः: having come out / emerged
• निःसृतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Conjunctive qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: + सृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्गयुक्त

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• परम्: supreme / excellent
• परम्: Karma (Object; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वचः इत्यस्य)

• विग्रहवान्: embodied / having a form
• विग्रहवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vācā/vacaḥ understood)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object of uvāca)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अकारान्त-नपुंसक (irregular stem vacas-)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and daityas stand before Mandara; the mountain ‘emerges’ and speaks as if taking a subtle anthropomorphic form—eyes, mouth, and a radiant aura—while clouds and celestial beings gather.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara (Mandarācala)
• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creation is responsive to dharmic purpose; even nature is portrayed as participating in cosmic duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape; Mandara is invoked as a sanctified cosmic mountain within Purāṇic geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative setup for the churning episode.