Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा सुराः सर्वे स्वस्थानं तु ततो गताः । देवोऽपि सहितो देव्या कैलासं पर्वतं गतः

Transliteration

evamuktvā surāḥ sarve svasthānaṃ tu tato gatāḥ | devo'pi sahito devyā kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gataḥ

Translation

Nachdem sie so gesprochen hatten, kehrten alle Götter in ihre eigenen Wohnstätten zurück. Auch der Herr, von der Göttin begleitet, begab sich zum Berg Kailāsa.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुराः)

• स्वस्थानम्: their own abode
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; स्वस्य स्थानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but / and
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (conjunctive particle)

• ततः: from there / thereafter
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/thereafter)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle) प्रयुक्तः क्रियापदवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (they went)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + इत (कृदन्त; √इ + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवः); 'सह' अर्थे (accompanied)

• देव्या: with the goddess (Pārvatī)
• देव्या: Karana (Instrument/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (कैलासम्)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle) प्रयुक्तः क्रियापदवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Arbuda Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (as dhāma; referenced as destination)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) audience of the mahātmya (often Naimiṣāraṇya sages in Purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly dissolves: devas depart in different directions; Śiva, serene, departs with Pārvatī toward snow-clad Kailāsa, with Nandin and gaṇas in attendance.

Characters & Entities

• Surāḥ
• Deva (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After establishing a tīrtha’s glory, the divine assembly disperses—signaling completion and the enduring sanctity left behind for pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse closes the Īśānī-śikhara episode; it also mentions Kailāsa as Śiva’s divine mountain abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative conclusion describing departures.