Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । बकैहि त्वं महाभाग कैलासं पर्वतोत्तमम् । मया सार्धमनेनैव शरीरेण गणो भव

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | bakaihi tvaṃ mahābhāga kailāsaṃ parvatottamam | mayā sārdhamanenaiva śarīreṇa gaṇo bhava

Translation

Der erhabene Herr sprach: „Sprich deinen Abschied und komm, o Hochbegnadeter, nach Kailāsa, dem besten der Berge. Mit mir, in eben diesem Leib, werde ein Gaṇa.“

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the venerable Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे शीर्षक-प्रयोगः (speaker tag)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• bakaiḥ: with cranes (birds)
• bakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• kailāsam: Kailāsa
• kailāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• parvata-uttamam: the best of mountains
• parvata-uttamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (kailāsam इति विशेष्यस्य)

• mayā: with me / by me
• mayā: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थकं सहार्थे (with/together)

• anena: with this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• śarīreṇa: with (your) body
• śarīreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• gaṇaḥ: a gaṇa (attendant)
• gaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhava: become
• bhava: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The devotee/donor (mahābhāga)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks authoritatively, inviting the devotee to Kailāsa; the scene suggests ascent—snowy peak imagery, celestial attendants, and the devotee radiant, still in human form yet transfigured.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kailāsa
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace can culminate in immediate elevation to divine proximity—life becomes sanctified into eternal service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is explicitly praised as “parvatottama,” the foremost mountain and Śiva’s abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription; it is Śiva’s boon-conferral: the devotee is to become a gaṇa and go to Kailāsa.