Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

स्वमंकमारोप्य महायशास्तदा सुतां परिष्वज्य च बाष्पपूरितः । उवाच वाक्यं मधुरं हिमालयः किं वै कृतं साध्वि यथा तथेन

Transliteration

svamaṃkamāropya mahāyaśāstadā sutāṃ pariṣvajya ca bāṣpapūritaḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ madhuraṃ himālayaḥ kiṃ vai kṛtaṃ sādhvi yathā tathena

Translation

Alors l’illustre Himālaya prit sa fille sur ses genoux et l’étreignit, les yeux pleins de larmes. D’une voix douce il dit : « Ô noble dame, qu’est-il donc arrivé, pour que les choses soient ainsi ? »

Word by Word

• sva: own
• sva: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद-विशेषणम्; (in compound, qualifying)

• aṅkam: lap
• aṅkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासे कर्मपदम्

• āropya: having placed (on)
• āropya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य; ‘आरोप्य’ = having placed/caused to mount

• mahāyaśāḥ: the greatly renowned one
• mahāyaśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् यशः यस्य सः)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• pariṣvajya: having embraced
• pariṣvajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√svaj (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले कृत्य; ‘परिष्वज्य’ = having embraced

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bāṣpa: tears
• bāṣpa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासे पूर्वपदम् (tears)

• pūritaḥ: filled
• pūritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pṝ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पूरितः’ = filled

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vākyam: words; a statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• madhuram: sweet
• madhuram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• himālayaḥ: Himālaya (the mountain)
• himālayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/उपपद-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कृतम्’ = done

• sādhvi: O good lady
• sādhvi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• yathā: how
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner/‘how’)

• tathena: thus; so
• tathena: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + ena (तृतीया-एकवचन प्रत्ययवत् रूपम्)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः; ‘तथेन’ = ‘तथा’ इत्यर्थे (thus/so)

Speaker

Himālaya (Himavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (narrative frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience within Purāṇic dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mountain-king Himālaya, regal yet tender, seats his daughter on his lap, embraces her; tears glisten as he asks softly what has occurred.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Himavān
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas sanctify human emotions—parental affection and concern—when aligned with dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra/Himalayan setting underlies the scene; this verse is primarily narrative and relational.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts familial embrace and inquiry.