Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ऋषयः सिद्धगंधर्वा महात्मानश्च योगिनः । मुक्त्वा कैलासशिखरं मेरुं चैनमुपासते

Transliteration

ṛṣayaḥ siddhagaṃdharvā mahātmānaśca yoginaḥ | muktvā kailāsaśikharaṃ meruṃ cainamupāsate

Translation

Les Ṛṣi, les Siddha, les Gandharva, les grandes âmes et les yogin—délaissant même les sommets du Kailāsa et du Meru—vénèrent cet Aruṇācala.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सिद्धगन्धर्वाः: Siddhas and Gandharvas
• सिद्धगन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (सिद्धाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च)

• महात्मानः: great souls
• महात्मानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुक्त्वा: having left
• मुक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having left’

• कैलासशिखरम्: the peak of Kailāsa
• कैलासशिखरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कैलासस्य शिखरम्)

• मेरुम्: Meru
• मेरुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एनम्: this one / him (i.e., Arunācala)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• उपासते: worship / attend upon
• उपासते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Aruṇācalamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aruṇācala rises as a sacred mountain-liṅga; streams of sages, siddhas, gandharvas, and yogins arrive from Kailāsa and Meru, carrying flowers and lamps, circling the hill in reverent worship.

Characters & Entities

• Aruṇācala
• Kailāsa
• Meru
• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Yogins

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sanctity is measured by spiritual power and grace, not by fame—Aruṇācala is revered even above legendary divine mountains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala is exalted as a supreme object of worship for sages and perfected beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (worship/reverent devotion) is implied, though no detailed ritual steps are given.