Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तथेति मत्वा स जगाम तूर्णां सहै व तैः पर्वतराजभिश्च । त्वरागतश्चैकपदेन शंभुं प्राप्नोदृषीणां प्रवरो महात्मा

Transliteration

tatheti matvā sa jagāma tūrṇāṃ sahai va taiḥ parvatarājabhiśca | tvarāgataścaikapadena śaṃbhuṃ prāpnodṛṣīṇāṃ pravaro mahātmā

Translation

មុនីដ៏មហាត្មា ជាប្រសើរនៃឥសីទាំងឡាយ គិតថា «ដូច្នោះហើយ» ក៏ចេញដំណើរយ៉ាងរហ័ស ជាមួយស្តេចភ្នំទាំងនោះ; ដោយប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់ គាត់បានទៅដល់សម្ភូ ដោយជំហានតែមួយ។

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• इति: so, saying
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-बोधक (quotative particle)

• मत्वा: having thought
• मत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मत्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तूर्णाम्: swiftly
• तूर्णाम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative), अव्ययवत्

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे (prepositional indeclinable), तृतीया-सहचर्ये

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तैः: with them
• तैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पर्वतराजभिः: with the kings of mountains
• पर्वतराजभिः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: पर्वत-राज (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष: ‘पर्वतानां राजाः’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• त्वरा: with haste
• त्वरा: Karaṇa (Manner/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आगतः: having come, arrived
• आगतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एक: one
• एक: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे (in compound), प्रातिपदिक-रूप

• पदेन: by one step
• पदेन: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); समस्तपद: एकपदेन

• शंभुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine; देवता-नाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्नोत्: reached, obtained
• प्राप्नोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ऋषीणाम्: of the sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रवरः: the foremost
• प्रवरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महा + आत्मन् (कर्मधारय), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (deduced narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (approach to Śambhu in Kedāra narrative)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A great sage, having assented, rushes with personified mountain-kings; the sage’s stride is depicted as impossibly long—one step spanning valleys—culminating in reaching Śambhu.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Parvatarājas (mountain-kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the purpose is divine service, obstacles fall away; swift, focused effort is itself a form of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya sacred region, portrayed as connected to Śiva’s immediate presence and movement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights the urgency of dhārmic duty and the messenger role in Purāṇic narratives.