Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा स ययौ तत्र कैलासं पर्वतोत्तमम् । कृष्णोपि मंदरं प्राप्तो देवकार्येण केनचित्

Transliteration

ityuktvā sa yayau tatra kailāsaṃ parvatottamam | kṛṣṇopi maṃdaraṃ prāpto devakāryeṇa kenacit

Translation

Ayant ainsi parlé, il partit de là vers Kailāsa, la plus sublime des montagnes. Et Kṛṣṇa aussi atteignit Mandara, poussé par quelque dessein divin.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

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

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कैलासम्: Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पर्वतोत्तमम्: the best of mountains
• पर्वतोत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (कैलासम्)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Modifier (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also)

• मन्दरम्: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: arrived, reached
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग (arrived)

• देवकार्येण: by/for a divine task
• देवकार्येण: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• केनचित्: by someone/something
• केनचित्: Karana/Agent (Instrument/कर्ता-निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोग, तृतीया, एकवचन; चित्-प्रत्यय (indefinite)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (departure point)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding departure: Īśvara ascends toward snow-bright Kailāsa; Kṛṣṇa journeys toward Mandara, both moved by divine purpose, while the Prabhāsa scene fades behind.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Mandara
• Devas (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine movements in Purāṇic narrative are purposeful—events unfold according to dharma and the gods’ larger design.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While the frame is Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya, the verse connects it to wider sacred geography: Kailāsa and Mandara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition setting up the next dharmic event.