Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

एवं वरं ददौ तेभ्यः पर्वतेभ्यश्च शांकरिः । ततो नंदीह्युवाचाथ सर्वागमपुरस्कृतम्

Transliteration

evaṃ varaṃ dadau tebhyaḥ parvatebhyaśca śāṃkariḥ | tato naṃdīhyuvācātha sarvāgamapuraskṛtam

Translation

So gewährte Śaṅkara ihnen diese Gabe—und ebenso den Bergen. Danach sprach Nandī und trug eine Lehre vor, die auf der Autorität aller Āgamas beruht.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पर्वतेभ्यः: to the mountains
• पर्वतेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

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

• शाङ्करिः: Śāṅkarī (Pārvatī)
• शाङ्करिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाङ्करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम (शिवसम्बन्धिनी)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/कारणार्थ (then/from that)

• नन्दी: Nandī
• नन्दी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तर (then/now)

• सर्वागमपुरस्कृतम्: honoured/preceded by all Āgamas
• सर्वागमपुरस्कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-आगम-पुरस्-कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘पुरस्कृत’; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः आगमैः पुरस्कृतम्/आगमान् पुरस्कृत्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-parvata kṣetras (collective)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Śaṅkara) bestows a boon upon personified mountains; Nandī steps forward as the authoritative teacher, holding the posture of instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Nandī
• Āgamas
• Mountains (Parvatas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva worship and sacred geography are validated through Śiva’s grace and the authority of the Āgamas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it introduces an Āgama-grounded discourse that follows.