Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तं विमाने च कृत्वा कैलासमाययौ । पार्षदो हि कृतस्तेन तस्करो हि महात्मना

Transliteration

ityuktvā taṃ vimāne ca kṛtvā kailāsamāyayau | pārṣado hi kṛtastena taskaro hi mahātmanā

Translation

এ কথা বলে তিনি তাকে বিমানে উঠিয়ে কৈলাসে ফিরে এলেন। সেই মহাত্মা প্রভু সেই চোরকে নিজের পার্ষদ করে নিলেন।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमाने: in the aerial car
• विमाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having made/done)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आययौ: returned/came
• आययौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पार्षदः: an attendant
• पार्षदः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• कृतः: was made
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate as participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was made)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr/Hetu (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• तस्करः: the thief
• तस्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Kartr/Hetu (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa / Śiva-dhāma (as salvific destination)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant vimāna descends; Vīrabhadra places the humbled thief within. They ascend toward Kailāsa’s luminous peaks, where Śiva’s realm welcomes the newly made pārṣada.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• vimāna
• pārṣada
• thief (taskara)
• Śiva (implied)
• Vīrabhadra (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is transformative: even a wrongdoer can be uplifted to divine service when the Lord bestows favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedāra sanctity is implied as the arena of Śiva’s saving power; Kailāsa is the divine destination named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights the fruit of divine prasāda rather than a specific observance.