Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततः कैलासमासाद्य देवदेवं महेश्वरम् । सम्यगाराधयामास गौरीयुक्तं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kailāsamāsādya devadevaṃ maheśvaram | samyagārādhayāmāsa gaurīyuktaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Dann, als er den Kailāsa erreicht hatte, verehrte er in rechter Weise Maheśvara, den Gott der Götter — Maheśvara, vereint mit Gaurī.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereafter/from there)

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

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘आसाद्य’ = having reached/approached

• देवदेवम्: God of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• आराधयामास: worshipped
• आराधयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√राध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘आराधयामास’ = he worshipped

• गौरीयुक्तम्: accompanied by Gaurī
• गौरीयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौरी + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (गौर्या युक्तः)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति—विशेषणसम्बन्धेन)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The pilgrim arrives at snow-bright Kailāsa; before him sits Maheśvara with Gaurī—Śiva ash-white with crescent moon and matted locks, Gaurī radiant—receiving worship with offerings and mantra.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When personal effort falters, taking refuge in Śiva and sincere worship becomes the higher path to fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is explicitly named and revered as the divine seat where worship of Maheśvara bears spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (proper worship/propitiation) of Maheśvara is indicated, though details of offerings are not given.