Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 135

Devanagari script

ततः करं समुद्यम्य प्राहेन्द्रो देवसंगमे । हरांगरुद्धवामार्द्ध यावद्देवी गिरेः सुता

Transliteration

tataḥ karaṃ samudyamya prāhendro devasaṃgame | harāṃgaruddhavāmārddha yāvaddevī gireḥ sutā

Translation

Alors Indra, levant la main, parla dans l’assemblée des dieux, s’adressant à la Déesse, fille de la Montagne, dont la moitié gauche était enlacée par le corps de Hara.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे ‘अनन्तरम्/तस्मात्’

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्यम्य: having raised
• समुद्यम्य: Kriya-viseshana (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उद्-यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘सम्+उद्+यम्’ = having raised/lifted

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह (धातु √अह्/√ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवसंगमे: in the assembly/gathering of the gods
• देवसंगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां संगमः

• हराङ्गरुद्धवामार्द्ध: whose left half was restrained/occupied by Hara’s body (i.e., Ardhanārī context)
• हराङ्गरुद्धवामार्द्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + ruddha (कृदन्त, √रुध्) + vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-विशेषण (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष); रूपम् अव्यक्तम् (पाठभेद/सन्धि-समस्या); अर्थतः ‘हरस्य अङ्गेन रुद्धं वामार्धं यस्याः’ इति; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (देवीम् उद्दिश्य)

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि) = indeclinable ‘as long as/until’

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरेः: of the mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative, Singular; ‘सुता’ = daughter

Speaker

Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra in a celestial assembly raises his hand to speak; before him stands (or is envisioned) Girijā as Ardhanārīśvara-associated—Devī whose left half is embraced/contained by Hara’s body—surrounded by devas and gaṇas in a luminous sabhā.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• devas
• Hara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Giri (Mountain/Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It situates the narrative in the divine assembly, emphasizing Śiva-Śakti’s inseparable presence and cosmic authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a deva-sabhā narrative moment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of Indra addressing the Goddess.