Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ततो देवं प्रणम्याह वीरकः करसंपुटी । त्वरयंति महेशानं हिमाद्रेः पुरुषास्त्वमी

Transliteration

tato devaṃ praṇamyāha vīrakaḥ karasaṃpuṭī | tvarayaṃti maheśānaṃ himādreḥ puruṣāstvamī

Translation

तब वीरक ने कर जोड़कर देव को प्रणाम किया और कहा—“हे महेशान! हिमालय के पुरुष आपको शीघ्रता के लिए प्रेरित कर रहे हैं।”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• devam: the god (Śiva)
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (नम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘प्रणम्य’ (having bowed)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vīrakaḥ: Vīraka
• vīrakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• kara-saṃpuṭī: with hands folded (in reverence)
• kara-saṃpuṭī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpuṭin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारयभावः: करयोः संपुटी यस्य/करसंपुटी); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tvarayanti: urge/hasten
• tvarayanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tvar (त्वर्)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• maheśānam: Maheśāna (Great Lord)
• maheśānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महान् ईशानः); पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• himādreḥ: of Himālaya
• himādreḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima (प्रातिपदिक) + adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• puruṣāḥ: men/attendants
• puruṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• amī: these (those)
• amī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

Speaker

Vīraka (speaking to Śiva/Maheśāna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīraka stands before Maheśāna with hands folded (añjali), head bowed, delivering the message of Himalayan men urging haste; Śiva’s court glows with restrained majesty.

Characters & Entities

• Vīraka
• Maheśāna (Śiva)
• Himādri (Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence (praṇāma) and clear speech are part of dharmic communication—devotion and duty move together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Himālaya is referenced; no specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse highlights añjali (joined palms) as a devotional etiquette.