Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

परं शैलेषु शैलेंद्रो मेरुस्त्वामवमन्यते । मया निःश्वसितं चैतत्त्वयि चापि निवेदितम्

Transliteration

paraṃ śaileṣu śaileṃdro merustvāmavamanyate | mayā niḥśvasitaṃ caitattvayi cāpi niveditam

Translation

Namun di antara gunung-gunung, raja puncak—Meru—memandang rendah dirimu. Ini seakan helaan nafasku sendiri, dan hal itu pun kusampaikan kepadamu.

Word by Word

• परम्: however / but
• परम्: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial use: ‘but/indeed/however’)

• शैलेषु: among mountains
• शैलेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• शैलेन्द्रः: the lord of mountains (Vindhya)
• शैलेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; शैल + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मेरुः: Meru
• मेरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवमन्यते: despises / belittles
• अवमन्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √मन् (धातु; ‘to despise’)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निःश्वसितम्: a sigh
• निःश्वसितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निḥ + √श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (past passive participle) used as noun, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘a sigh / what was sighed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्वयि: in you / to you (as locus)
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• निवेदितम्: (was) communicated / presented
• निवेदितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √विद् (धातु; ‘to inform/present’)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been conveyed’

Speaker

A Muni (sage) speaking to Vindhya (deduced from Meru–Vindhya context and Vindhya’s later lament)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Meru; Vindhya (as giri-persona)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage delivers a pointed statement: Meru, king of mountains, looks down upon you; the words are framed as a ‘sigh’ offered to the addressed mountain, hinting at impending turmoil.

Characters & Entities

• Meru
• Vindhya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego and rivalry—even among the mighty—breed suffering; dharma calls for steadiness rather than retaliation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it uses cosmic geography (Meru, Vindhya) for moral instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.