Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

गतेषु तेषु हिमवान्पुत्रैः पौत्रैः प्रपौत्रकैः । राजा गिरीणां प्रवरो महादेवप्रसादतः

Transliteration

gateṣu teṣu himavānputraiḥ pautraiḥ prapautrakaiḥ | rājā girīṇāṃ pravaro mahādevaprasādataḥ

Translation

Als sie fortgegangen waren, wurde Himavān—umgeben von Söhnen, Enkeln und Urenkeln—durch die Gnade Mahādevas zum vornehmsten König unter den Bergen.

Word by Word

• gateṣu: when (they) had gone
• gateṣu: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त; √gam (गम्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• teṣu: in/among them; when they
• teṣu: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• himavān: Himavān
• himavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• putraiḥ: with sons
• putraiḥ: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• pautraiḥ: with grandsons
• pautraiḥ: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pautra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• prapautrakaiḥ: with great-grandsons
• prapautrakaiḥ: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapautraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• girīṇām: of mountains
• girīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• pravaraḥ: foremost
• pravaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahādevaprasādataḥ: by the grace of Mahādeva
• mahādevaprasādataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय; ablatival adverbial)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'from/through the grace of'; समास: महादेव-प्रसाद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Kedāra realm)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān enthroned amid snowy peaks, surrounded by sons and descendants represented as smaller mountain-personages; a subtle Śiva-symbol (trident/linga) above indicating Mahādeva’s prasāda as the source of sovereignty.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān (Himalaya)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Greatness and authority become truly established through Mahādeva’s grace, not merely through lineage or power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region within the Himalayan sacred landscape is implied, framing Himavān as the sanctified mountain-king by Śiva’s favor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes divine favor (prasāda) as the source of auspicious elevation.