Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माद्या दैवता सर्वे कैलासं प्रति जग्मिरे । पारिजाततरुच्छायामासीनं च सहोमया

Transliteration

brahmādyā daivatā sarve kailāsaṃ prati jagmire | pārijātatarucchāyāmāsīnaṃ ca sahomayā

Translation

Alle Gottheiten, allen voran Brahmā, begaben sich nach Kailāsa, wo er zusammen mit Umā im Schatten des Pārijāta-Baumes saß.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माद्याः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्माद्याः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्)

• दैवताः: deities
• दैवताः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: कर्म (Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; देशवाचक

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: दिक्/अधिकरण (Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्गसदृशः, दिशावाचक (towards)

• जग्मिरे: went
• जग्मिरे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पारिजाततरुच्छायाम्: in the shade of the pārijāta tree
• पारिजाततरुच्छायाम्: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात-तरु-छाया (प्रातिपदिक; पारिजातः + तरुः + छाया)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पारिजाततरॊः छाया)

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √आस् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (seated)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृशः (with)

• उमया: Umā (Pārvatī)
• उमया: सहकारक (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (Pārijāta-chāyā precinct)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of deities led by Brahmā moves toward snow-bright Kailāsa; at the destination, Śiva sits with Umā beneath a radiant Pārijāta tree whose blossoms form a canopy of auspicious light.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kailāsa
• Pārijāta
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kailāsa is portrayed as the supreme sacred abode where the gods approach Śiva and Umā for refuge and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is explicitly mentioned as the sacred locus of divine audience.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition to divine assembly at Kailāsa.