Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

एकदा पर्यटन्राजा नाम्ना चित्ररथो महान् । कैलासमागतस्तत्र स ददर्श पराद्भुतम्

Transliteration

ekadā paryaṭanrājā nāmnā citraratho mahān | kailāsamāgatastatra sa dadarśa parādbhutam

Translation

Einst, auf seiner Wanderschaft, gelangte der große König namens Citraratha nach Kailāsa; dort erblickte er etwas überaus Wunderbares.

Word by Word

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Sambandha (Temporal adverb/काल-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• paryaṭan-rājā: the travelling king
• paryaṭan-rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pari+aṭ (धातु) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: 'पर्यटन्' (शतृ-कृदन्त) + 'राजा' = 'the king who was travelling'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Sambandha (Designation/नाम-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण/हेतु), एकवचन — 'नाम्ना' = 'by name'

• citrarathaḥ: Citraratha
• citrarathaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citraratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• mahān: great
• mahān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषण (citrarathaḥ)

• kailāsam: Kailāsa
• kailāsam: Karma (Goal as object/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• āgataḥ: having arrived
• āgataḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā+gam (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग — 'आगतः' = 'having come'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• parādbhutam: a most wondrous (thing)
• parādbhutam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: 'पर' + 'अद्भुत' = 'supremely wonderful'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Citraratha arrives at snow-bright Kailāsa; the mountain glows with otherworldly radiance as he beholds a supreme marvel ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Citraratha
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Kailāsa—Śiva’s holy mountain—is portrayed as leading to direct encounter with the wondrous divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Kailāsa is explicitly named and revered as a supreme sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a visionary episode upon reaching Kailāsa.