Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

मानसाद्रिस्तथा शैलः कैलासः पर्वतोत्तमः । लोकालोकस्तथा शैलः पूजितः परमेष्ठिना

Transliteration

mānasādristathā śailaḥ kailāsaḥ parvatottamaḥ | lokālokastathā śailaḥ pūjitaḥ parameṣṭhinā

Translation

Mānasādri dimuliakan, dan gunung Kailāsa—yang terbaik di antara gunung-gunung. Demikian pula gunung Lokāloka dipuja oleh Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā).

Word by Word

• मानसाद्रिः: Mānasādri (mountain of Mānas[a])
• मानसाद्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मानसस्य अद्रिः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शैलः: Śaila (mountain)
• शैलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कैलासः: Kailāsa
• कैलासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पर्वतोत्तमः: the best of mountains
• पर्वतोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पर्वतानाम् उत्तमः)

• लोकालोकः: Lokāloka (mountain)
• लोकालोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अलोक (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (लोकः च अलोकः च) (पर्वतनाम)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शैलः: Śaila (mountain)
• शैलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजितः: was worshipped
• पूजितः: Kriya (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग

• परमेष्ठिना: by the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिना: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-कारक in कर्मणि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaśa (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (with Mānasādri/Manasa region implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā (four-faced) performs worship before towering Kailāsa, with Manasa/Manasarovar-like serenity nearby; beyond, the mythic Lokāloka rises as a ring-mountain separating luminous realms from darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Kailāsa
• Lokāloka
• Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
• Mānasādri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest gods honor sacred seats like Kailāsa; holy geography is a vehicle for remembering divine presence and cosmic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Māhātmya context, with special reverence implied toward Kailāsa as Śiva’s supreme mountain abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā performed by Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā) toward the Lokāloka mountain; no specific procedure is detailed.