Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

हिमालयं महाभागाः सर्वे कार्यार्थगौरवात् । हिमालय महाभाग श्रूयतां नोऽधुना वचः

Transliteration

himālayaṃ mahābhāgāḥ sarve kāryārthagauravāt | himālaya mahābhāga śrūyatāṃ no'dhunā vacaḥ

Translation

En raison de la gravité de leur tâche divine, tous ces bienheureux s’approchèrent de l’Himālaya et dirent : « Ô Himālaya béni, écoute à présent nos paroles. »

Word by Word

• हिमालयम्: Himālaya (mountain)
• हिमालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate; noble
• महाभागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वे/देवाः implied)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Modifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कार्यार्थगौरवात्: because of the gravity/importance of the matter
• कार्यार्थगौरवात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• हिमालय: O Himālaya
• हिमालय: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण (हिमालय)

• श्रूयताम्: let (it) be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (collectively, addressing Himālaya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the foot of towering snowy peaks, the gods pause and formally address Himālaya, their posture respectful; the mountain looms as a divine elder listening.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is approached with humility and due gravity; even the Devas seek rightful counsel when a cosmic duty is weighty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himālaya region as sacred geography within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa milieu (the wider Kedāra sacred landscape).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse; it frames a respectful petition and dialogue.