Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तावत्सर्वे समायाताः पर्वतेंद्रस्य मंत्रिणः । सकलत्राः संभ्रमेण महेशं प्रति सत्वरम्

Transliteration

tāvatsarve samāyātāḥ parvateṃdrasya maṃtriṇaḥ | sakalatrāḥ saṃbhrameṇa maheśaṃ prati satvaram

Translation

Unterdessen kamen alle Minister des Herrn der Berge herbei, mitsamt ihren Hausständen, und eilten in erregter Hast zu Maheśa.

Word by Word

• तावत्: by then / meanwhile
• तावत्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय (until then/so long)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रिणः)

• समायाताः: assembled / came
• समायाताः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having come together’

• पर्वतेन्द्रस्य: of the lord of mountains
• पर्वतेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत+इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पर्वतानाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• मन्त्रिणः: ministers/counsellors
• मन्त्रिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सकलत्राः: together with their wives
• सकलत्राः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स+कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कलत्रेण सह), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रिणः)

• संभ्रमेण: with excitement/haste
• संभ्रमेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महेशम्: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Pratiyogin (Direction/दिक्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/प्रत्ययार्थक (preposition), ‘towards’

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb), ‘quickly’

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession of mountain-lord’s ministers with families—men, women, children—moving swiftly along mountain paths toward Śiva; banners, attendants, and offerings visible; excitement and reverence on faces.

Characters & Entities

• Parvatendra (Himālaya)
• Ministers of Parvatendra
• Maheśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Supreme is present, even worldly authorities approach with urgency—recognizing higher sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan Kedāra region is implied through Parvatendra (Himālaya) and Maheśa’s presence, consistent with Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a reverential approach (swiftly going to Maheśa) rather than a formal rite.