Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

सखीभिर्बहुभिस्तत्र तथान्याभिः सुसंवृता । गिरिजा चिंतयामास मनसा परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

sakhībhirbahubhistatra tathānyābhiḥ susaṃvṛtā | girijā ciṃtayāmāsa manasā parameśvaram

Translation

Là, entourée de nombreuses amies et d’autres suivantes, Girijā contempla en son esprit Parameśvara.

Word by Word

• सखीभिः: with (her) friends
• सखीभिः: Sahakārī (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), बहुवचन

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सखीभिः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• अन्याभिः: other (women)
• अन्याभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सखीभिः)

• सुसंवृता: well surrounded
• सुसंवृता: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective of गिरिजा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + सम्-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘well surrounded/covered’

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गिरेः जाता)

• चिन्तयामास: thought/pondered
• चिन्तयामास: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः ‘-यामास’ (periphrastic perfect nuance)

• मनसा: with (her) mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord (Śiva)
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā, encircled by many sakhīs, sits composed; her eyes half-closed as she inwardly contemplates Parameśvara—an intimate stillness amid attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Parameśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When external contact is absent, inward remembrance of the Lord becomes a complete form of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s devotional atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, mānasa-smaraṇa (mental worship/remembering) is exemplified; no formal rite is prescribed.