Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

निवेदिते तथा रत्या शैलः संभ्रांतमानसः । प्राप्य स्वां तनयां पाणावादायागात्स्वकं पुरम्

Transliteration

nivedite tathā ratyā śailaḥ saṃbhrāṃtamānasaḥ | prāpya svāṃ tanayāṃ pāṇāvādāyāgātsvakaṃ puram

Translation

Als Rati so berichtet hatte, geriet der Berg (Himālaya) in innere Bestürzung; er nahm seine eigene Tochter bei der Hand und kehrte in seine Stadt zurück.

Word by Word

• nivedite: when it was reported
• nivedite: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative absolute (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/so)

• ratyā: by Rati
• ratyā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular feminine

• śailaḥ: the mountain
• śailaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• saṃbhrāntamānasaḥ: whose mind was agitated
• saṃbhrāntamānasaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃbhrānta (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य मानसं संभ्रान्तम्); masculine nominative singular; विशेषण (to śailaḥ)

• prāpya: having obtained/reached
• prāpya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय-कृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• svām: his own
• svām: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular feminine; विशेषण (to tanayām)

• tanayām: daughter
• tanayām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular feminine

• pāṇau: in (his) hand
• pāṇau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय-कृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken)

• agāt: went
• agāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अोरिस्ट), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular aorist

• svakam: his own
• svakam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; विशेषण (to puram)

• puram: city
• puram: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat-pura (mythic city)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya, shaken, takes his daughter’s hand and leads her back toward his city, descending from the peak with purposeful stride.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Rati
• Pārvatī (implied as daughter)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, guardianship and righteous decision-making support the restoration of dharma and divine destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is glorified; the verse transitions the narrative within the Himālaya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.