Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मार्कंडेयो बकश्चैव प्रययुर्गंधमादनम् । तमायांतमथालोक्य वयस्यं पुरतः स्थितम्

Transliteration

mārkaṃḍeyo bakaścaiva prayayurgaṃdhamādanam | tamāyāṃtamathālokya vayasyaṃ purataḥ sthitam

Translation

Auch Mārkaṇḍeya und Baka brachen nach Gandhamādana auf. Als sie näherkamen und ihren Gefährten vorne stehen sahen, traten sie zu ihm heran.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• बकः: the crane (Baka)
• बकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रययुः: went forth
• प्रययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• गन्धमादनम्: Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पर्वतनाम)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयान्तम्: coming
• आयान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ-

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (ल्यप्) अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund); उपसर्ग: आ-

• वयस्यं: a companion / friend
• वयस्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (in front)

• स्थितम्: standing
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya and Baka travel toward Gandhamādana; as they near, they see their companion standing ahead, waiting to receive them.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Baka
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy journeys and righteous aims are strengthened by the company of sages and steadfast companions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana is highlighted as the destination, a sacred mountain in Purāṇic geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on pilgrimage-like movement toward a sacred place.