Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं गच्छ त्वं शंकरं प्रति

Transliteration

pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ gaccha tvaṃ śaṃkaraṃ prati

Translation

„Nachdem du die Verehrung nach rechter Vorschrift dargebracht hast, geh—geh zu Śaṅkara.“

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having honored
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूजयित्वा (कृदन्त, √पूज् (धातु))
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (as/according to)

• न्यायम्: proper rule / propriety
• न्यायम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (यथान्यायम् = as is proper)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शंकरम्: Shankara
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikarana (Goal/अधिकरण-गत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; गत्यर्थे (towards)

Speaker

Himavān (deduced from immediate context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkara’s presence in Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedāreśvara)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada (implied addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise command from Himavān: after performing proper worship, proceed to Śaṅkara; the sage stands ready to depart, hands joined.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Himavān
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approach the Divine through proper conduct—worship done in accordance with dharma prepares one for Śiva’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya milieu, where correct ritual order (nyāya) is upheld before meeting Śaṅkara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā “yathā-nyāya” (as enjoined by rule/tradition) before proceeding to Śiva.