Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 154

Devanagari script

पुरा प्रोक्तं त्वया तात अंब किं विस्मृतं त्वया । अधुनैव प्रतिज्ञां च श्रृणुध्वं मम बांधवाः

Transliteration

purā proktaṃ tvayā tāta aṃba kiṃ vismṛtaṃ tvayā | adhunaiva pratijñāṃ ca śrṛṇudhvaṃ mama bāṃdhavāḥ

Translation

父亲啊，你从前曾说过此事——你竟忘了吗？如今请立刻聆听我的誓愿吧，噢我的亲族们。

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• प्रोक्तम्: said; declared
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; used impersonally ‘it was said’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun instrumental

• तात: O dear father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• अम्ब: O mother
• अम्ब: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; interrogative

• विस्मृतम्: forgotten
• विस्मृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘forgotten’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (now)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: promise; vow
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शृणुध्वम्: listen (you all)
• शृणुध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2), बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; 1st person pronoun genitive

• बान्धवाः: kinsmen; relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī (as quoted within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī addresses Himavān: ‘You said this before—have you forgotten?’ Then she calls her kinsfolk to hear her vow, signaling public, unwavering commitment.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Himavān (Himalaya)
• Menā (implied by address)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by firm resolve—taking a vow and publicly affirming it supports spiritual perseverance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan/Kedāra narrative environment is foregrounded, where vows and tapas are presented as pathways to Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vow (pratijñā) is declared; the implied discipline is sustained tapas rather than a specific external rite.