Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वया हि कर्तव्यं मम वाक्यं महेश्वर । गंतव्यं हिमवत्पार्श्व नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

tasmāttvayā hi kartavyaṃ mama vākyaṃ maheśvara | gaṃtavyaṃ himavatpārśva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

„Darum, o Maheśvara, musst du mein Wort tun: Du sollst zu Himavats Seite gehen; hier ist kein Abwägen nötig.“

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक/हेतौ ‘therefore/from that’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (कर्ता-करणभावे), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; निश्चय/हेतु (indeed)

• कर्तव्यम्: must be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘to be done/should be done’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: word/command
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्तव्यम्: (you) must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘to be gone/should go’

• हिमवत्-पार्श्वम्: to the side of Himavat
• हिमवत्-पार्श्वम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिमवतः पार्श्वम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• कार्या: is to be done / is needed
• कार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to be done/necessary thing’ (as noun)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat (contextual sacred mountain)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maheśvara/Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā instructs Maheśvara to go to Himavat’s side immediately, emphasizing no deliberation—dynamic sense of departure toward the mountain-king’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva (Maheśvara)
• Himavat (Himālaya/King Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma sometimes requires decisive action; when the aim is world-welfare, hesitation is portrayed as unnecessary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan sacred realm (Himavat) is invoked as the locus of divine events, aligning with Kedārakhaṇḍa’s pilgrimage geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied social-ritual step is indicated: approaching the bride’s family (Himavat) as part of proper marriage procedure.