Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तं विमाने च कृत्वा कैलासमाययौ । पार्षदो हि कृतस्तेन तस्करो हि महात्मना

Transliteration

ityuktvā taṃ vimāne ca kṛtvā kailāsamāyayau | pārṣado hi kṛtastena taskaro hi mahātmanā

Translation

So sprechend setzte er ihn in einen himmlischen Wagen (vimāna) und kehrte nach Kailāsa zurück. Jener Dieb wurde wahrlich von dem großherzigen Herrn Śiva zum pārṣada, zu einem nahen Gefährten und Diener, gemacht.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विमाने: in the aerial car
• विमाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having made/done)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आययौ: returned/came
• आययौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पार्षदः: an attendant
• पार्षदः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• कृतः: was made
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate as participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was made)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr/Hetu (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• तस्करः: the thief
• तस्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Kartr/Hetu (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa / Śiva-dhāma (as salvific destination)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant vimāna descends; Vīrabhadra places the humbled thief within. They ascend toward Kailāsa’s luminous peaks, where Śiva’s realm welcomes the newly made pārṣada.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• vimāna
• pārṣada
• thief (taskara)
• Śiva (implied)
• Vīrabhadra (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is transformative: even a wrongdoer can be uplifted to divine service when the Lord bestows favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedāra sanctity is implied as the arena of Śiva’s saving power; Kailāsa is the divine destination named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights the fruit of divine prasāda rather than a specific observance.