Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

हिमालयस्तदागत्य पुत्रैश्च परिवारितः । मेर्वाद्यैः पर्वतैश्चैव स्तूयमानः परोऽभवत्

Transliteration

himālayastadāgatya putraiśca parivāritaḥ | mervādyaiḥ parvataiścaiva stūyamānaḥ paro'bhavat

Translation

Dann kam Himālaya herbei, von seinen Söhnen umgeben. Von Meru und den übrigen Bergen gepriesen, wurde er überaus strahlend und erhaben.

Word by Word

• हिमालयः: Himālaya
• हिमालयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—हिमस्य आलयः (abode of snow)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund) ‘आगत्य’ (having come)

• पुत्रैः: by/with sons
• पुत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘परिवारित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (surrounded)

• मेर्वाद्यैः: beginning with Meru
• मेर्वाद्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेरु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मेरुः आदिः येषाम् (beginning with Meru)

• पर्वतैः: by mountains
• पर्वतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—शानच्/मान (present passive participle) ‘स्तूयमान’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (being praised)

• परः: supreme/excellent
• परः: Karta-pratipatti (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Kedāra-parvata region)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The personified Himālaya arrives like a regal elder, accompanied by his sons (mountain ranges/peaks), while Meru and other mountains praise him; the scene blends human court imagery with vast alpine grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Meru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honouring sacred beings and sacred geography (mountains, tīrthas) elevates the devotee and reveals divine splendour.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan sacred region associated with Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where mountains themselves participate in divine praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on stuti (praise) and reverence.