Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

नत्वा मुनिं च शाकल्यं तमापृच्छ्य मुनीश्वरम् । तेन चैवाभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रययौ गन्धमादनम्

Transliteration

natvā muniṃ ca śākalyaṃ tamāpṛcchya munīśvaram | tena caivābhyanujñātaḥ prayayau gandhamādanam

Translation

S’étant prosterné devant le sage Śākalya et ayant pris congé de ce seigneur parmi les munis, puis reçu son assentiment, Kāśyapa partit pour Gandhamādana.

Word by Word

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शाकल्यम्: Śākalya
• शाकल्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपृच्छ्य: having taken leave / having asked permission
• आपृच्छ्य: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• मुनीश्वरम्: the lord of sages
• मुनीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि+अनु+ज्ञा (धातु) → अभ्यनुज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रययौ: departed / went forth
• प्रययौ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• गन्धमादनम्: Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गन्धमादनम्: Gati-karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāśyapa bows to Śākalya, requests leave, receives permission, and departs toward the fragrant Himalayan Gandhamādana; the path rises into misty peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Śākalya
• Kāśyapa
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual practice is supported by humility—seeking permission and honoring teachers strengthens dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana is highlighted as the destination connected to the tīrtha remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Respectful guru-vandana (bowing) and formally taking leave before undertaking a tīrtha journey.