Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

सुराणां च गिरे वाक्यं कुरु शीघ्रं महामते । आधारस्त्वं तु देवानां भविष्यसि न संशयः

Transliteration

surāṇāṃ ca gire vākyaṃ kuru śīghraṃ mahāmate | ādhārastvaṃ tu devānāṃ bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ô Montagne au grand cœur, accomplis sans tarder la parole des dieux. Tu deviendras le soutien des devas ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• गिरे: of the mountain (king)
• गिरे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Genitive singular (also possible loc. sg. in form; here genitive by sense)

• वाक्यम्: the instruction/word
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• कुरु: do/perform
• कुरु: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन — do!

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• आधारः: support
• आधारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-बोधक-अव्ययम् (particle: but/indeed)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• भविष्यसि: you will become/be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future/लृट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन — you will be

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Devas (addressing Himālaya), narrated by Sūta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Himālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt obedience to dharmic counsel makes one a pillar of the divine order and a supporter of the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Himālaya-Kedāra sacred landscape; this verse itself is exhortative rather than tīrtha-descriptive.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an injunction to act swiftly in service of the devas’ purpose.