Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सभार्यामीश्वरगुणैः स्थिरपत्राणि चादधुः । ततः संपूजितास्तेन पुनरागम्य तेऽचलात्

Transliteration

sabhāryāmīśvaraguṇaiḥ sthirapatrāṇi cādadhuḥ | tataḥ saṃpūjitāstena punarāgamya te'calāt

Translation

Together with their wives, they secured those steadfast leaf-tokens by the Lord’s own virtues; then, honored by Him, they returned again from the mountain.

Word by Word

• sa-bhāryām: together with (their) wives
• sa-bhāryām: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (with (their) wives); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (समूह/सहचर्य-भावे)

• īśvara-guṇaiḥ: by the Lord’s qualities
• īśvara-guṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (qualities of the Lord); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• sthira-patrāṇi: firm leaves
• sthira-patrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (firm leaves); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात

• adadhuḥ: they placed/arranged
• adadhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धातु; धा धारणे)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्ण-भूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• saṃpūjitāḥ: having been honored
• saṃpūjitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pūj पूजायाम्, क्त; उपसर्गः सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (again)

• āgamya: having returned/come back
• āgamya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āgamya (कृदन्त; √gam गत्यर्थे, ल्यप्; उपसर्गः आ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• acalāt: from the mountain
• acalāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himācala (Himālaya)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The seven sages, accompanied by their wives, obtain auspicious leaf-tokens; they are honored by Śiva and then return from the Himalaya, carrying sanctity back to the divine city.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Himālaya (Acala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (Īśvara-guṇa) completes auspicious tasks, and those who serve are honored—showing reciprocity between devotion and divine blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain (Acala), i.e., Himālaya, is the sacred setting for the divine wedding preparations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is commanded; the focus is on auspicious acquisition and divine honoring as part of wedding preparations.