Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

ततः सभाविसर्गांते सुरम्ये मेरुमूर्धनि । उपविश्य शिलापृष्ठे अहमेतदचिंतयम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sabhāvisargāṃte suramye merumūrdhani | upaviśya śilāpṛṣṭhe ahametadaciṃtayam

Translation

Dann, als die Versammlung beendet war, setzte ich mich auf dem lieblichen Gipfel des Berges Meru auf eine Steinplatte und sann über diese Sache nach.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सभाविसर्गान्ते: at the end of the assembly’s dispersal
• सभाविसर्गान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक) + विसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘सभाविसर्गस्य अन्ते’ (at the end of the assembly’s dismissal)

• सुरम्ये: in a very beautiful (place)
• सुरम्ये: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-स्थाने सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with implied ‘स्थाने’/with merumūrdhani)

• मेरुमूर्धनि: on Meru’s peak
• मेरुमूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘मेरोः मूर्धनि’ (on the summit of Meru)

• उपविश्य: having sat down
• उपविश्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having sat down’

• शिलापृष्ठे: on a rock surface
• शिलापृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘शिलायाः पृष्ठे’ (on a stone-surface)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अचिन्तयम्: I thought/pondered
• अचिन्तयम्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Meru-śikhara (cosmic)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience within Kaumārikā frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the celestial assembly disperses, Nārada sits alone on a stone slab atop Meru, gazing into distance, absorbed in thought; vast sky and cosmic panorama.

Characters & Entities

• Meru
• Sabhā (assembly)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After hearing dharma, one should contemplate deeply and internalize how to practice it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Meru is a cosmic sacred mountain rather than a named earthly tirtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes contemplative reflection following a dharma discourse.