Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ईश्वरं हृदि संस्थाप्य प्रणवाभ्यसनादृता । मुनीनामप्य भून्मान्या तदानीं पार्थ पार्वती

Transliteration

īśvaraṃ hṛdi saṃsthāpya praṇavābhyasanādṛtā | munīnāmapya bhūnmānyā tadānīṃ pārtha pārvatī

Translation

Placing the Lord within her heart, devoted to the disciplined practice of the Praṇava (Oṁ), Pārvatī became worthy of honor even among sages at that time, O Pārtha.

Word by Word

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (ईश्वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म (object of saṃsthāpya)

• hṛdi: in (her) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (हृद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरण

• saṃsthāpya: having स्थापित/placed
• saṃsthāpya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + sam- + causative (णिच्) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); causative sense; 'having स्थापित/placed'

• praṇava-abhyasana-ādṛtā: devoted to practising the praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇava-abhyasana-ādṛtā: Visheshana (of pārvatī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇava (प्रणव) + abhyasana (अभ्यसन) + ādṛta (आदृत)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रणवस्य अभ्यसनम्; तस्मिन् आदृता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; 'devoted to practice of praṇava'

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (even/also)

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriya (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; 'became/was'

• mānyā: worthy of honor
• mānyā: Kriya (predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānya (मान्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• tadānīm: at that time
• tadānīm: Kala (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (तदानीम्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pārtha: Sambodhana (vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (पार्थ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; संबोधन

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (पार्वती-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्ता

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced); vocative ‘Pārtha’ suggests a retold discourse addressing Arjuna within the larger transmission

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat-śṛṅga (praṇava-tapas sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī seated or standing in meditation, eyes half-closed, a subtle Śiva-liṅga or radiant Īśvara form visualized within her heart; sages nearby acknowledge her sanctity; the verse addresses 'Pārtha' indicating epic-style narration.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Pārvatī
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner devotion—installing God in the heart and practicing Oṁ—elevates a seeker to saintly honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on inner practice (praṇava-abhyāsa) within the Himalayan tapas context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇava-abhyasana (disciplined repetition/meditative practice of Oṁ) and heart-centered contemplation of Īśvara.