Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

मुनिर्गगनमार्गेण प्राप्य तद्धाम शांभवम् । दृष्ट्वा शिवौ प्रणम्याथ शिवेन विहितादरः

Transliteration

munirgaganamārgeṇa prāpya taddhāma śāṃbhavam | dṛṣṭvā śivau praṇamyātha śivena vihitādaraḥ

Translation

The sage, traveling by the path of the sky, reached that Śāmbhava abode. Seeing Śiva together with Devī, he bowed; and Śiva, in turn, received him with due honor.

Word by Word

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गगनमार्गेण: by the sky-path
• गगनमार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (धाम)

• धाम: abode
• धाम: Karma (Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शाम्भवम्: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शाम्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (धाम)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• शिवौ: Śiva (and Pārvatī) / the two Śivas
• शिवौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विहितादरः: one to whom honor was shown
• विहितादरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहित-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण (मुनिः)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāmbhava-dhāma (Kailāsa)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada travels through the sky to the Śāmbhava abode, beholds Śiva with Devī, bows, and is welcomed with honor by Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva
• Devī (Umā/Pārvatī)
• Kailāsa/Śāmbhava Dhāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True holiness is marked by humility (praṇāma) and divine reciprocity—Śiva honors sincere devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śāmbhava-dhāma (Kailāsa, Śiva’s abode) is the sacred setting of the encounter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit dharma of conduct: offering salutations and observing respectful etiquette in the presence of the Divine.