Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

पशवोऽपि परं याताः किं पुनर्मानुषादयः

Transliteration

paśavo'pi paraṃ yātāḥ kiṃ punarmānuṣādayaḥ

Translation

Même les animaux ont atteint l’état suprême ; combien plus, dès lors, les êtres humains et les autres !

Word by Word

• पशवः: animals
• पशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (even)

• परम्: the supreme state/goal
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म (goal as object)

• याताः: have gone, have reached
• याताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गत्यर्थ

• किम्: what (then)
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative particle)

• पुनः: then, moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थे (more so)

• मानुषादयः: humans and others
• मानुषादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; मानुष + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'आदि'समास (and others)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Animals—deer, birds, perhaps a mountain goat—near the Kedāra shrine appear calm and luminous, suggesting their elevation; pilgrims look on in wonder, recognizing the kṣetra’s power.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred efficacy of Śiva’s tīrtha is so great that even non-human beings can reach the highest goal; humans should therefore practice devotion with confidence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra, praised in the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it generally affirms the saving power of the holy place and Śiva-oriented practice.