Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तत्संप्लाव्य गिरेः शृंगं केदारस्य पुरः स्थिता । तेनाग्निना करस्थेन दह्यमाना सरस्वती

Transliteration

tatsaṃplāvya gireḥ śṛṃgaṃ kedārasya puraḥ sthitā | tenāgninā karasthena dahyamānā sarasvatī

Translation

Après avoir inondé et détrempé le sommet de la montagne, elle se tint devant Kedāra. Sarasvatī, tenant ce feu dans sa main, en était brûlée tandis qu’elle le portait.

Word by Word

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃplāvya: having flooded/washed over
• saṃplāvya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam+plu (धातु) → saṃplāvya (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययभाव-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• gireḥ: of the mountain
• gireḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śṛṅgam: peak, summit
• śṛṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kedārasya: of Kedāra
• kedārasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kedāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• puraḥ: in front of
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (preposition/adverb)

• sthitā: stood, remained
• sthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययक कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tena: by that
• tena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• agninā: by fire
• agninā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• karasthena: held in the hand
• karasthena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kara+stha (प्रातिपदिक); kara (हस्त) + stha (स्थित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (agninā इति विशेष्यस्य)

• dahyamānā: being burnt
• dahyamānā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dah (धातु) → dahyamāna (शानच्/वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययक कृदन्त (present passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• sarasvatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a snowy mountain crest, torrents of water drench the peak; before Kedāra the Devī stands. Sarasvatī holds a blazing fire in her hand, her form showing strain as the fire scorches her while she bears it.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Agni
• Kedāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine missions involve endurance; carrying sanctified power demands steadiness and sacrificial resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is foregrounded as the sacred threshold where Sarasvatī arrives and acts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The continuing motif is the protected transport of consecrated Agni; no direct human ritual instruction is given.