Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एवं तदा ते ह्यृषयोऽपि मोहिता रूपेण तस्याः किमुताथ देवताः । तथैव सर्वे च निरीक्ष्य तन्वीं सतीं गिरिन्द्रस्य सुतां शिवप्रियाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ tadā te hyṛṣayo'pi mohitā rūpeṇa tasyāḥ kimutātha devatāḥ | tathaiva sarve ca nirīkṣya tanvīṃ satīṃ girindrasya sutāṃ śivapriyām

Translation

وهكذا، إذا كان الرِّشِيّون أنفسهم قد سُحروا بجمالها، فماذا يُقال عن الآلهة؟ إذ رأوا ساتي الرشيقة—ابنة سيّد الجبال، وحبيبة شِڤا—انجذب الجميع على السواء.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• mohitāḥ: deluded, enchanted
• mohitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √muh/मुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• rūpeṇa: by (her) beauty/form
• rūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

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

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative particle)

• uta: then, indeed
• uta: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uta (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/‘indeed, then’)

• atha: and then, moreover
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अथ-निपात (conjunctive/‘and then’)

• devatāḥ: the gods
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: in the same way
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• nirīkṣya: having looked at
• nirīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tanvīm: slender (woman)
• tanvīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• satīm: Satī (the virtuous one)
• satīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• girindrasya: of the lord of mountains (Himālaya)
• girindrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गिरीणां इन्द्रः)

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śiva-priyām: beloved of Śiva
• śiva-priyām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रियā)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-Himālaya sacred complex (Himavat-associated)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A slender Satī, daughter of Himavat, stands radiant; gods and sages alike gaze, captivated; the scene emphasizes universal enchantment—earthly and celestial spectators unified in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Devatās (gods)
• Satī (as epithet for Pārvatī)
• Girīndra (Himālaya)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic vision presents divine beauty as a spiritual force that draws beings toward devotion and righteous celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the account within the Kedāra-Himalayan Śaiva sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is on darśana and collective reverence.