Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च गिरयः क्षीमंतो हि महाप्रभाः । सकलत्राश्च ते सर्वे ससुताश्च मनोरमाः

Transliteration

ete cānye ca girayaḥ kṣīmaṃto hi mahāprabhāḥ | sakalatrāśca te sarve sasutāśca manoramāḥ

Translation

Ces montagnes et d’autres encore, prospères et d’un éclat immense, étaient toutes présentes ; toutes, avec leurs épouses et leurs fils, ravissaient le regard.

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरयः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गिरयः: mountains
• गिरयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• क्षीमन्तः: prosperous/abounding (in riches)
• क्षीमन्तः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरयः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—खलु/नूनम् (indeed)

• महाप्रभाः: greatly radiant/majestic
• महाप्रभाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (गिरयः)

• सकलत्राः: with their wives
• सकलत्राः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते सर्वे); अर्थः—कलत्रेण सह (with wives)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• ससुताः: with their sons/children
• ससुताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते सर्वे); अर्थः—सुतैः सह (with sons/children)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मनोरमाः: delightful/charming
• मनोरमाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते सर्वे)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Himālaya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast congregation of radiant mountains, each appearing as a noble figure accompanied by a consort and youthful offspring, forming a harmonious, delightful court-like panorama.

Characters & Entities

• Sacred mountains (personified)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creation is portrayed as relational and devotional—landscape and lineage alike are integrated into the sacred celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra’s Mahātmya, by depicting the surrounding Himalayan world as a living sacred community.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes the auspicious completeness (family, prosperity, beauty) of the sacred gathering.