Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनिर्हिमवतो गिरेः । तथैव मत्वा वचनं शैलराजानब्रवीत् । मेनाकेन च सह्येन मेरुणा गिरिणा सह

Transliteration

tatastadvacanaṃ śrutvā munirhimavato gireḥ | tathaiva matvā vacanaṃ śailarājānabravīt | menākena ca sahyena meruṇā giriṇā saha

Translation

Da hörte der Weise die Worte Himavāns, hielt sie für angemessen und sprach zum König der Berge — zusammen mit Menākā, mit Sahya und dem Berge Meru.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (वचनम्)

• वचनम्: speech / words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रुत्वा (कृदन्त, √श्रु (धातु))
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक (having heard)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हिमवतः: of Himavan
• हिमवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मत्वा (कृदन्त, √मन् (धातु))
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक (having thought/considered)

• वचनम्: the words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• शैलराजान्: the kings of mountains
• शैलराजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैलराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शैलानां राजा)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मेनाकेन: with Menakā
• मेनाकेन: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनाका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• सह्येन: with Sahya (mountain)
• सह्येन: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• मेरुणा: with Meru
• मेरुणा: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• गिरिणा: with the mountain
• गिरिणा: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (deduced narration; direct action by Nārada)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (as narrative hub)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage addresses the mountain-king Himavān in the presence of Menākā, Sahya mountain, and Mount Meru—suggesting a grand council of personified mountains and divine beings.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Himavān
• Menākā
• Sahya
• Meru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through cooperation among the exalted—sages and guardians of sacred regions act together for a divine purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya sphere, expanded to a pan-Indian sacred geography by invoking Meru and Sahya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it presents preparation and coordination for the forthcoming divine meeting.