Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

ऐकपद्येन तद्रेतो महापर्वतसन्निभम् । तप्तचामीकरप्रख्यं बभूव परमाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

aikapadyena tadreto mahāparvatasannibham | taptacāmīkaraprakhyaṃ babhūva paramādbhutam

Translation

In einem einzigen Augenblick wurde jenes retas einem gewaltigen Berg gleich, strahlend wie geschmolzenes Gold—wunderbar über alle Maßen.

Word by Word

• ऐकपद्येन: with one step/at one place (lit. by one-footedness)
• ऐकपद्येन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐकपद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); ऐक = एक (one) + पद्य (foot/step)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject determiner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रेतः: semen
• रेतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महा: great
• महा: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) / अव्ययवत् उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद; समासपूर्वपद (as first member in compound)

• पर्वत: mountain
• पर्वत: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); समासमध्यपद (compound member)

• सन्निभम्: resembling a great mountain
• सन्निभम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); महापर्वत-सन्निभ = 'like a great mountain'

• तप्त: heated
• तप्त: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) → तप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) — 'heated' (compound member)

• चामीकर: gold
• चामीकर: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामीकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (usage: gold); समासमध्यपद (compound member)

• प्रख्यम्: like heated gold
• प्रख्यम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तप्तचामीकर-प्रख्य = 'like heated gold'

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• परम: supreme/very
• परम: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); समासपूर्वपद (as first member)

• अद्भुतम्: most wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); परम-अद्भुत = 'most wonderful'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous mass, like molten gold, rapidly swells into a mountain-like form; devas and sages gaze in astonishment as the Himalaya itself seems to answer the miracle.

Characters & Entities

• Retas (divine essence)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine tejas is immeasurable; what seems subtle can manifest as vast and world-shaping under Śiva’s power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the contextual sacred landscape where this marvel is remembered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, amplifying the mahimā (greatness) of the divine event.