Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

पुरा कैलासशिखरे ब्रह्मादीनां च सन्निधौ । स्कान्दं पुराणं कथितं पार्वत्यग्रे पिनाकिना

Transliteration

purā kailāsaśikhare brahmādīnāṃ ca sannidhau | skāndaṃ purāṇaṃ kathitaṃ pārvatyagre pinākinā

Translation

Autrefois, au sommet du Kailāsa, en présence de Brahmā et des autres dieux, le Skanda Purāṇa fut récité par le Porteur du Pināka (Śiva) devant Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time: 'formerly')

• कैलासशिखरे: on the peak of Kailāsa
• कैलासशिखरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कैलासस्य शिखरम्)

• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: of Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्कान्दम्: Skānda (pertaining to Skanda)
• स्कान्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कान्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कथितम्: was narrated/told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Verbal predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• पार्वत्यग्रे: in front of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्यग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पार्वत्याः अग्रे)

• पिनाकिना: by Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of the bow Pināka)
• पिनाकिना: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the snowy summit of Kailāsa, Śiva (Pinākin) narrates the Skanda Purāṇa to Pārvatī, with Brahmā and devas seated in attentive assembly; a cosmic classroom amid हिम-śikhara splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Brahmā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Pināka
• Skanda Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The authority of the Skanda Purāṇa is grounded in divine revelation: Śiva himself narrates it in the sacred assembly on Kailāsa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is invoked as the divine setting of revelation; the ongoing narrative remains within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse provides provenance (sampradāya/itihāsa) of the text.