Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततः सा सत्वरं गत्वा कैलासं पर्वतोत्तमम् । अपश्यच्छंकरं तत्र निर्विष्टं पार्वतीसमम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sā satvaraṃ gatvā kailāsaṃ parvatottamam | apaśyacchaṃkaraṃ tatra nirviṣṭaṃ pārvatīsamam

Translation

Alors elle se rendit en hâte à Kailāsa, le plus noble des monts, et là elle vit Śaṅkara assis auprès de Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — 'then'

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — subject

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (सत्वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'quickly/in haste'

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्/गत्यर्थे धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having gone'

• kailāsam: Kailāsa
• kailāsam: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (कैलास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — destination/object with gatvā

• parvata-uttamam: the best of mountains
• parvata-uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata (पर्वत-प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (उत्तम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — विशेषण of kailāsam; 'best of mountains'

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्/दर्शन धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'she saw'

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (शंकर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — object of apaśyat

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — 'there'

• nirviṣṭam: seated
• nirviṣṭam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√viś (विश्/प्रवेशने धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — predicate adjective of śaṃkaram; 'seated/settled'

• pārvatī-samam: with Pārvatī / equal to Pārvatī
• pārvatī-samam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārvatī (पार्वती-प्रातिपदिक) + sama (सम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — 'equal to/with Pārvatī' (i.e., accompanied by Pārvatī) qualifying śaṃkaram

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden arrives swiftly at snow-clad Kailāsa; in a serene grove or jeweled hall, Śaṅkara sits with Pārvatī beside him—calm, radiant, and majestic—while attendants (gaṇas) and celestial beings frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Śiva with Pārvatī signifies auspicious wholeness—divinity as compassion and power united.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is highlighted as the supreme mountain-abode of Śiva; the chapter’s main tīrtha remains Rūpa-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the narrative implies darśana and approach with reverence.