Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

अगोत्रोऽयं गिरिश्रेष्ठ जामाता ते न संशयः । न कर्त्तव्यो विमर्शोऽत्र भवता विबुधेन हि

Transliteration

agotro'yaṃ giriśreṣṭha jāmātā te na saṃśayaḥ | na karttavyo vimarśo'tra bhavatā vibudhena hi

Translation

O Bester der Berge (Giriśreṣṭha), Dieser ist jenseits aller gotra; Er ist wahrlich dein Schwiegersohn — ohne Zweifel. Darum, o Weiser, sollst du hierin nicht weiter grübeln oder fragen.

Word by Word

• अगोत्रः: without clan
• अगोत्रः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरिश्रेष्ठ: O best of mountains
• गिरिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जामाता: son-in-law
• जामाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done/should be done
• कर्तव्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kartavya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विमर्शः: deliberation/inquiry
• विमर्शः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimarśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विबुधेन: by the wise one
• विबुधेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Nārada (deduced from immediate context leading into v.84 mentioning Nārada’s words)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Giriśreṣṭha/Parvata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified mountain-king (Giriśreṣṭha) is reassured: Śiva is your jāmātā; the speaker gestures to stop questioning. A symbolic wedding motif (garlands, Pārvatī’s presence hinted) appears faintly against Kedāra’s shrine and peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Śiva (Hara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is transcendent—beyond social lineage—and should be approached with reverent certainty rather than doubt.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) within the Himalayan sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; the instruction is to refrain from skeptical inquiry and accept Śiva’s supreme status.