Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

एतदुक्तं तदा तेन निशम्यासितनेत्रया । आनीतो हि तया तन्व्या पितरं वृषभध्वजः

Transliteration

etaduktaṃ tadā tena niśamyāsitanetrayā | ānīto hi tayā tanvyā pitaraṃ vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ

Translation

Setelah mendengar ucapan itu, gadis ramping bermata gelap itu pun membawa ayahnya; dan Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva, berpanji lembu) dibawa ke hadapannya.

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• uktam: said
• uktam: Karma (Predicate to etat/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/uttered’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• tena: by him
• tena: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-śam (नि + शम् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• asita-netrayā: by the dark-eyed (woman)
• asita-netrayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asita (असित) + netra (नेत्र)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• ānītaḥ: was brought
• ānītaḥ: Kriya (Passive predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-nī (आ + नी धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘brought’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधान/हेतु-सूचक (indeed/for)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• tanvyā: by the slender (woman)
• tanvyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanvī (तन्वी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (slender one)

• pitaram: the father
• pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• vṛṣabha-dhvajaḥ: the one whose banner is a bull (Śiva)
• vṛṣabha-dhvajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣabha (वृषभ) + dhvaja (ध्वज)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘वृषभो ध्वजः यस्य सः’); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The slender, dark-eyed maiden leads to her father; Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja) is brought into the father’s presence—an encounter charged with wonder and propriety.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)
• Pārvatī (implied)
• Himālaya (implied father)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine events unfold through humility and right mediation—Pārvatī becomes the bridge that brings the rightful parties together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider setting is the Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa), connected with the sanctity of Kedāranātha and the Himalayan sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it advances the sacred narrative leading to the glorification of the Himalayan tīrthas.