Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

एवं कैलासमासाद्य नदीं स शिवसन्निधौ । जगौ यल्लोकपालानां तन्मयोक्तं तवाधुना

Transliteration

evaṃ kailāsamāsādya nadīṃ sa śivasannidhau | jagau yallokapālānāṃ tanmayoktaṃ tavādhunā

Translation

So gelangte er nach Kailāsa und sprach in Śivas Gegenwart zu den Hütern der Welten; eben diese Begebenheit habe ich dir nun berichtet.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

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

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: √सद् (to reach/approach) उपसर्ग: आ-

• नदीम्: the river
• नदीम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• शिवसन्निधौ: in the presence of Śiva
• शिवसन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सन्निधौ = in Śiva's presence)

• जगौ: he sang/recited
• जगौ: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: √गै (to sing/recite)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object of जगौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• लोकपालानाम्: of the world-guardians
• लोकपालानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य पालाः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: said
• उक्तम्: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: √वच् (to say)

• तव: to you/for you
• तव: Sampradāna/Sambandha (To you/for you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kālādhi-karaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time: now)

Speaker

Narrator voice within the text (contextually transitioning to the next speaker citation in 64)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crystalline Kailāsa peak; Śiva seated in serene majesty; the lokapālas assembled respectfully; a messenger/speaker recounts events; the narrator turns to the listener to conclude the account.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Śiva
• Lokapālas (Dikpālas)
• River (Revā/Narmadā context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames the teaching as an authoritative transmission: words spoken near Śiva and heard by cosmic guardians are being faithfully conveyed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is referenced as the divine setting; the surrounding chapter context continues the glory of Revā/Narmadā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a narrative bridge affirming the source and transmission of the teaching.