Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

स्तुतिं चक्रुस्तदा देवा ऋषयो यक्षकिन्नराः । मेनाया भूरिभाग्यायास्तथा हिमवतो गिरेः

Transliteration

stutiṃ cakrustadā devā ṛṣayo yakṣakinnarāḥ | menāyā bhūribhāgyāyāstathā himavato gireḥ

Translation

حينئذٍ أنشدت الآلهةُ والريشيون والياكشا والكينّارا تسابيحَ الثناء، احتفاءً بوفرةِ السعادة والبركة لمِينَا ولجبلِ هِمَفان.

Word by Word

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रुः: made; performed
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

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

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यक्षकिन्नराः: Yakṣas and Kinnaras
• यक्षकिन्नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मेनायाः: of Menā
• मेनायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूरिभाग्यायाः: of the very fortunate (one)
• भूरिभाग्यायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरिभाग्या (प्रातिपदिक) = भूरि + भाग्य
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• हिमवतः: of Himavat (the Himalaya)
• हिमवतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), in narration to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavān/Himalaya (Kedārakhaṇḍa setting)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Himalayan amphitheater: devas and ṛṣis in the sky and on mountain ledges, yakṣas and kinnaras as semi-celestial musicians, all offering praise toward Menā and Himavān; clouds part with rays of auspicious light.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rishis
• Yakṣas
• Kinnaras
• Menā
• Himavān (Himalaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the divine descends, the cosmos responds with praise—devotion (stuti) is the natural language of sacred joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan region is implicitly glorified through Himavān; the Kedāra Khaṇḍa frame links this sanctity to Kedārakṣetra traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act shown is stuti (praise), modeled by divine beings; no formal rite is specified.