Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा शंभवे तद्व्यजिज्ञपन् । तदा स पार्वतीपाणिग्रहणोत्सुककौतुकी

Transliteration

kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatvā śaṃbhave tadvyajijñapan | tadā sa pārvatīpāṇigrahaṇotsukakautukī

Translation

Ils se rendirent au mont Kailāsa et en informèrent Śambhu. En ce temps-là, Śiva, plein d’allégresse, s’employait avec ardeur aux préparatifs pour prendre la main de Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• कैलासम्: Mount Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कैलासम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• शंभवे: to Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (विज्ञापन-वस्तु)

• व्यजिज्ञपन्: informed / reported
• व्यजिज्ञपन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पार्वतीपाणिग्रहणोत्सुककौतुकी: eager and curious about taking Pārvatī’s hand (marriage)
• पार्वतीपाणिग्रहणोत्सुककौतुकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक) + कौतुकिन्/कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (पार्वत्याः पाणिग्रहणे उत्सुकः/कौतुकयुक्तः) इति भावः; स इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages arrive at snow-clad Kailāsa and report to Śiva, who is absorbed in festive preparations for Pārvatī’s pāṇigrahaṇa; attendants, gaṇas, and celestial ambience suggest imminent wedding rites.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid divine celebration, cosmic welfare remains central; the gods approach Śiva as the ultimate refuge for restoring order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s abode, providing the mythic anchoring for subsequent tīrtha-glorification tied to Agastya’s mission.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the appeal made to Śiva during the time of his wedding festivities.