Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

ततः पित्रा प्रतिज्ञातं शतश्रृंगेण तत्तथा । तस्याः संवाहनं चक्रे राजा पोतैः सरत्नकैः

Transliteration

tataḥ pitrā pratijñātaṃ śataśrṛṃgeṇa tattathā | tasyāḥ saṃvāhanaṃ cakre rājā potaiḥ saratnakaiḥ

Translation

ثم تعهّد أبوها أن يفعل ذلك على النحو الذي وُعِد به على يد شَتَشْرِنْغَة (Śataśṛṅga). ورتّب الملكُ نقلَها في زوارق مُزدانةٍ بالجواهر.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• pitrā: by the father
• pitrā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• pratijñātam: promised
• pratijñātam: Karma (Thing promised/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-jñā (प्रतिज्ञा/प्रतिज्ञा धातु-आधारित)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘promised’ (Neuter, Singular)

• śata-śṛṅgeṇa: by (the one) with a hundred peaks / by Śataśṛṅga
• śata-śṛṅgeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (शत) + śṛṅga (शृङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular); द्विगु-समास (hundred-peaked [mountain])

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Singular)

• tathā: so/accordingly
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• saṃvāhanam: transport/conveyance
• saṃvāhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam-vah (सम्+वह् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• cakre: made/arranged
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• potaiḥ: with boats
• potaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pota (पोत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• sa-ratnakaiḥ: with jewels/ornamented
• sa-ratnakaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (स- उपसर्ग/समास-पूर्वपद) + ratnaka (रत्नक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifying ‘potaiḥ’)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king solemnly affirms his pledge; in the foreground artisans and attendants prepare ornate boats studded with gems, banners fluttering, ready for a sacred voyage.

Characters & Entities

• Śataśṛṅga
• king

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting sacred journeys is a dharmic act; rulers are shown facilitating tīrtha-yātrā as righteous patronage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it continues the setup for the journey to the saṅgama and nearby tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it describes arranging conveyance for a sacred journey.