Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

उक्ता ताभ्यां तदा साध्वी गिरिजा वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

uktā tābhyāṃ tadā sādhvī girijā vākyamabravīt

Translation

Được họ thưa như vậy, bậc hiền đức Girijā (Pārvatī) liền cất lời nói thiêng liêng ấy.

Word by Word

• उक्ता: having been spoken to, addressed
• उक्ता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ताभ्याम्: by those two (parents)
• ताभ्याम्: Kartr̥/Agent in passive (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; pronoun, Instrumental, Dual

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• साध्वी: the virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरिजा: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• गिरिजा: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गिरेः जा = पर्वतस्य दुहिता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Tatpurusha compound, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect/Past, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta’s narration implied by section style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī (Girijā), serene yet firm, begins to speak to her parents; her posture is upright, eyes steady, one hand possibly raised in gentle assurance; parents listen attentively in a Himalayan setting.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It marks the turning point where steadfast dharma is articulated through clear speech after receiving advice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative flow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.