Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पुनर्विज्ञापयामास नंदिना हिमवान्गिरिः । विज्ञप्तो नंदिना शंभुरचलो द्रष्टुमागतः

Transliteration

punarvijñāpayāmāsa naṃdinā himavāngiriḥ | vijñapto naṃdinā śaṃbhuracalo draṣṭumāgataḥ

Translation

Erneut ließ Himavān, der Berg, durch Nandin seine Bitte vortragen. Von Nandin unterrichtet, erkannte Śambhu—obgleich in Tapas unbewegt—den, der gekommen war, Ihn zu schauen.

Word by Word

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: again)

• vijñāpayāmāsa: informed/announced
• vijñāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: caused to be informed/informed)

• naṃdinā: through/by Nandin
• naṃdinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṃdin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• himavān: Himavān (Himalaya)
• himavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• giriḥ: the mountain
• giriḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; himavān इति विशेषणेन सह (apposition)

• vijñaptaḥ: having been informed
• vijñaptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñap (धातु) + jñapta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ppp); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been informed)

• naṃdinā: by Nandin
• naṃdinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṃdin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• acalaḥ: the mountain (immovable one)
• acalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; himavān-giriḥ इत्यस्य पर्याय/विशेषणरूपेण (the immovable one = mountain)

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive); प्रयोजनार्थ

• āgataḥ: came/arrived
• āgataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + āgata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ppp); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि (has come)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān renews his petition through Nandin; inside, Śiva sits in deep tapas, eyes closed, unmoving—yet the message reaches him and he acknowledges the visitor.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Nandin
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the Lord includes honoring his attendants; devotion respects the sacred hierarchy of service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan holy setting where Śiva is in deep tapas and devotees seek darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the implied practice is formal petition (vijñapti) before darśana.