Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततः प्रणम्य तं देवमनुमन्त्र्य ततः परम् । जगाम निजमावासं मेरुशृंगाग्रसंस्थितम्

Transliteration

tataḥ praṇamya taṃ devamanumantrya tataḥ param | jagāma nijamāvāsaṃ meruśṛṃgāgrasaṃsthitam

Translation

Daraufhin verneigte er sich vor jenem Gott, nahm in gebührender Ehrfurcht Abschied und begab sich in seine eigene Wohnstatt, die auf dem Gipfel des Berges Meru liegt.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुमन्त्र्य: having taken leave/asked permission
• अनुमन्त्र्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then)

• परम्: afterwards
• परम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (afterwards/thereafter; adverbial accusative)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• निजम्: own
• निजम्: Karman (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (आवासस्य)

• आवासम्: abode, dwelling
• आवासम्: Karman (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मेरुशृंगाग्रसंस्थितम्: situated on the summit of Meru’s peak
• मेरुशृंगाग्रसंस्थितम्: Karman (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक) + शृंग (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थक (मेरोः शृंगस्य अग्रे संस्थितम्) विशेषण (आवासस्य)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra bows to Śiva, receives permission to depart, then ascends through clouds toward a radiant palace on Meru’s summit; the temple remains below as a shining point in the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Indra
• Meru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion includes humility and proper conduct—bowing, seeking leave, and honoring divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains centered on the Kedāra-associated Śaiva site; this verse marks Indra’s departure after completing his service.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇāma (bowing) and respectful leave-taking (anumantraṇa) after worship—courtesy as part of dharma.