Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

यावन्निरीक्षते सर्वं तावत्पश्यति पर्वतम् । उज्जयंतं गिरिवरं मैनाकस्य सहोदरम्

Transliteration

yāvannirīkṣate sarvaṃ tāvatpaśyati parvatam | ujjayaṃtaṃ girivaraṃ mainākasya sahodaram

Translation

Während er ringsum schaute, erblickte er einen Berg — Ujjayanta, einen erhabenen Gipfel, von dem man sagt, er sei der Bruder des Maināka.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; काल-परिमाण/यावत्-तावत्-सम्बन्ध (correlative: 'as long as/so long')

• nirīkṣate: looks at, observes
• nirīkṣate: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √ईक्ष् with उपसर्ग nir- (to look/observe)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्व-शब्द (object)

• tāvat: so long, then
• tāvat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्-तावत्-सम्बन्ध (correlative: 'so long/then')

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √पश् (to see)

• parvatam: the mountain
• parvatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• ujjayantam: Ujjayanta (named)
• ujjayantam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ujjayant (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying parvatam/girivaram)

• girivaram: the best mountain
• girivaram: Karma (Object/apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे 'श्रेष्ठः गिरिः' (best of mountains)

• mainākasya: of Maināka
• mainākasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maināka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• sahodaram: brother (born of the same mother)
• sahodaram: Karma (Apposition to mountain/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saha + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सह-उदरः = having the same womb; brother)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ujjayanta-giri

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the temple precinct, the devotee looks outward and suddenly beholds the majestic Ujjayanta peak rising in the distance, its slopes layered and luminous, evoking mythic antiquity.

Characters & Entities

• Ujjayanta
• Maināka
• Parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage includes sacred landscape-recognition; seeing a famed mountain becomes part of tīrtha-awareness and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Prabhāsa/Saurāṣṭra sacred region, highlighted through the sighting of Ujjayanta mountain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, establishing sacred geography through notable landmarks.