Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

समागतास्त्वत्सकाशं कन्यायाश्च विलोकने । तानस्मान्विद्धि भोः शैल स्वां कन्यां दर्शयाशु वै

Transliteration

samāgatāstvatsakāśaṃ kanyāyāśca vilokane | tānasmānviddhi bhoḥ śaila svāṃ kanyāṃ darśayāśu vai

Translation

„Wir sind zu dir gekommen, um die Jungfrau zu erblicken. Wisse, o Berg, dass wir zu diesem Zweck erschienen sind—zeige uns unverzüglich deine Tochter.“

Word by Word

• समागताः: assembled/come
• समागताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वयम्’ (अनुक्त) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनार्थे (genitive sense) ‘त्वत्’ (pronominal stem used in compounds)

• सकाशम्: near/presence
• सकाशम्: Adhikarana (Goal/near-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘त्वत्सकाशम्’ = ‘त्वत् सकाशम्’ (near you)

• कन्यायाः: of the maiden/daughter
• कन्यायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विलोकने: for seeing/inspection
• विलोकने: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोकन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे सप्तमी (locative of purpose)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विद्धि: know/understand
• विद्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भोः: O!
• भोः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• शैल: O mountain
• शैल: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• स्वाम्: your own
• स्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कन्याम्)

• कन्याम्: daughter/maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दर्शय: show
• दर्शय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) ‘दर्शय’ = ‘cause to see/show’

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Saptaṛṣi (addressing Himādri)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Pārvatī-janma/ālaya) in Kedāra narrative

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The seven sages formally request Himavān to present his daughter for their viewing; the scene holds a poised, auspicious tension before Devī’s entrance.

Characters & Entities

• Saptaṛṣi
• Himādri (Himālaya)
• Kanyā (Pārvatī, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Major life-sacraments (like marriage) are approached through dharmic inquiry and the witness of the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan realm functions as the sacred stage of the narrative in Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed, but the context points toward kanyā-darśana as part of marriage deliberations.