Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन शंभुना परमेष्ठिना । ऊचुर्महर्षयः सर्वे शकर लोकशंकरम्

Transliteration

evamuktāstadā tena śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā | ūcurmaharṣayaḥ sarve śakara lokaśaṃkaram

Translation

Bấy giờ, được Śambhu—Đấng Tối Thượng—phán dạy như thế, tất cả các đại hiền thánh liền thưa với Śakara, bậc ban phúc cho muôn cõi.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb 'thus')

• uktāḥ: addressed, spoken to
• uktāḥ: Karta (of following speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'having been addressed/said to'

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karta (agent/instrument: 'by him')
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śaṃbhunā: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhunā: Karta (agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parameṣṭhinā: by the Supreme Lord
• parameṣṭhinā: Karta (agent, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणरूपेण (epithet)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• maharṣayaḥ: the great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (महर्षयः)

• śakara: Śakara (name/epithet)
• śakara: Karma (addressed/object of saying)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठान्तर/नामरूप)

• lokaśaṃkaram: the benefactor of the worlds (Śiva)
• lokaśaṃkaram: Karma (object of saying/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य शंकरः)

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative transitions)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience of the Purāṇa; within scene: Śiva is addressed by sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful pause after Śiva’s declaration: the assembled maharṣis turn to speak, addressing Śiva as Śakara/Lokaśaṅkara; the scene is poised for stuti or inquiry.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu/Śakara/Lokaśaṃkara)
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True teaching culminates in humble inquiry: sages respond to divine instruction with thoughtful dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kedārakhaṇḍa, linked to Kedāra pilgrimage traditions, though this verse is a narrative connector.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the sages’ reply.