Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमादीन्यनेकानि आश्चर्याणि ददर्श सः । ददर्शाथ च सुव्यक्तं त्र्यंबकं गिरिजान्वितम्

Transliteration

evamādīnyanekāni āścaryāṇi dadarśa saḥ | dadarśātha ca suvyaktaṃ tryaṃbakaṃ girijānvitam

Translation

Ainsi vit-il maintes merveilles ; puis il contempla clairement Tryambaka (Śiva), accompagné de Girijā (Pārvatī).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• आदीनि: and the like
• आदीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative); बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ (etc.)-अर्थे विशेषणवत्

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण

• आश्चर्याणि: wonders, marvels
• आश्चर्याणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक-निपात (then/thereupon)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सुव्यक्तम्: clearly manifest
• सुव्यक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्यक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्र्यम्बकम्: Tryambaka (Shiva)
• त्र्यम्बकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; शिवनाम

• गिरिजान्वितम्: accompanied by Girija (Parvati)
• गिरिजान्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘गिरिजया अन्वितः’ (with Girijā)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deductive)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a sequence of wonders, the seer beholds a vivid, unmistakable manifestation of Tryambaka—three-eyed Śiva—standing or seated with Girijā beside him, both radiant against Himalayan peaks.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Tryambaka (Śiva)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All wonders culminate in the highest blessing: direct vision of Śiva with Devī, the heart of Śaiva tīrtha-māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra kṣetra, where Tryambaka is revealed as vividly present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes the fruit of pilgrimage—Śiva-Devī darśana.