Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । अद्रे सुरा वयं सर्वे विज्ञप्तुमिह चागताः । तच्छृणुष्व महाशैल परेषामुपकारकः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | adre surā vayaṃ sarve vijñaptumiha cāgatāḥ | tacchṛṇuṣva mahāśaila pareṣāmupakārakaḥ

Translation

神々は言った。「おおアドレの山よ、われらすべてのスラは願いを申し上げるためここに来た。聞き届けよ、偉大なる峰よ、他者を益する恩恵の主よ。」

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अद्रे: O mountain
• अद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विज्ञप्तुम्: to make a request / to inform
• विज्ञप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + ज्ञप् (धातु) → विज्ञप्तु (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive): ‘to inform/request’

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having come’

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘that’ (referring to the matter)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महा-शैल: O great mountain
• महा-शैल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — महान् शैलः

• परेषाम्: of others
• परेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• उपकारकः: benefactor / helper
• उपकारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप + कृ (धातु) → उपकारक (ण्वुल्/क प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara-parvata (mythic)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devas speak in unison to the great peak, their hands still folded; the mountain looms like a silent sage, radiant and receptive to their plea.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Mahāśaila (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty seek help through respectful petition, honoring those who serve the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s Himalayan sanctity; the verse itself praises the sacred mountain as a benefactor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a formal supplication (vijñapti) rather than a rite.