Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

लीलया पर्वतश्रेष्ठमुत्तभ्यारोपयत्क्षणात् । गरुत्मति तदा देवः सर्वेषामभयं ददौ

Transliteration

līlayā parvataśreṣṭhamuttabhyāropayatkṣaṇāt | garutmati tadā devaḥ sarveṣāmabhayaṃ dadau

Translation

In göttlicher Līlā hob er im Nu den erhabensten der Berge empor und setzte ihn auf Garuḍa; darauf gewährte der Gott allen Furchtlosigkeit.

Word by Word

• लीलया: playfully, by sport
• लीलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पर्वतश्रेष्ठम्: the best of mountains
• पर्वतश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—श्रेष्ठः पर्वतः

• उत्तभ्य: having lifted up
• उत्तभ्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + स्तम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• आरोपयत्: he placed/raised
• आरोपयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रूप्/रुह् (धातु) (कारणार्थे)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• क्षणात्: in an instant
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/अवधि/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गरुत्मति: on Garuḍa
• गरुत्मति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुत्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवः: the god (Viṣṇu)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: to all (of them)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Generic), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अभयम्: fearlessness, safety
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, seated on Garuḍa, effortlessly hoists a mighty mountain and sets it upon Garuḍa, while devas receive ‘abhaya’ with relieved faces.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

For the Lord, even the greatest burdens are effortless; refuge in Him culminates in abhaya (fearlessness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is directly praised; the verse supports the cosmic narrative that underlies later tīrtha-māhātmya themes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.