Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 135

Devanagari script

ततः करं समुद्यम्य प्राहेन्द्रो देवसंगमे । हरांगरुद्धवामार्द्ध यावद्देवी गिरेः सुता

Transliteration

tataḥ karaṃ samudyamya prāhendro devasaṃgame | harāṃgaruddhavāmārddha yāvaddevī gireḥ sutā

Translation

Dann erhob Indra die Hand und sprach in der Versammlung der Götter, die Göttin anredend, die Tochter des Berges, deren linke Hälfte vom Leibe Haras umschlungen war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे ‘अनन्तरम्/तस्मात्’

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्यम्य: having raised
• समुद्यम्य: Kriya-viseshana (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उद्-यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘सम्+उद्+यम्’ = having raised/lifted

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह (धातु √अह्/√ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवसंगमे: in the assembly/gathering of the gods
• देवसंगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां संगमः

• हराङ्गरुद्धवामार्द्ध: whose left half was restrained/occupied by Hara’s body (i.e., Ardhanārī context)
• हराङ्गरुद्धवामार्द्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + ruddha (कृदन्त, √रुध्) + vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-विशेषण (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष); रूपम् अव्यक्तम् (पाठभेद/सन्धि-समस्या); अर्थतः ‘हरस्य अङ्गेन रुद्धं वामार्धं यस्याः’ इति; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (देवीम् उद्दिश्य)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि) = indeclinable ‘as long as/until’

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरेः: of the mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘सुता’ = daughter

Speaker

Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra in a celestial assembly raises his hand to speak; before him stands (or is envisioned) Girijā as Ardhanārīśvara-associated—Devī whose left half is embraced/contained by Hara’s body—surrounded by devas and gaṇas in a luminous sabhā.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• devas
• Hara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Giri (Mountain/Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It situates the narrative in the divine assembly, emphasizing Śiva-Śakti’s inseparable presence and cosmic authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a deva-sabhā narrative moment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of Indra addressing the Goddess.