Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

कलिप्रियत्वात्तस्यैनमर्थं कथयितुं स्फुटम् । हिमाद्रिरपि मे वाक्यप्रेरितः पार्वतीं प्रति

Transliteration

kalipriyatvāttasyainamarthaṃ kathayituṃ sphuṭam | himādrirapi me vākyapreritaḥ pārvatīṃ prati

Translation

അവൻ കലിയിൽ (വിവാദത്തിൽ) പ്രിയനാകയാൽ ആ ലക്ഷ്യം അവനോട് വ്യക്തമായി പറയുന്നത് ദുഷ്കരമായി. എന്റെ വാക്കുകളാൽ പ്രേരിതനായ ഹിമാദ്രിയും പാർവതിയിലേക്കു ശ്രമിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• कलिप्रियत्वात्: because of fondness for Kali
• कलिप्रियत्वात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि-प्रियत्व (प्रातिपदिक; कलि + प्रियत्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे अपादान (ablative of cause)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive)

• एनम्: this one/him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/एनद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (accusative pronoun)

• अर्थम्: meaning/purpose
• अर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कथयितुम्: to tell
• कथयितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथयितुम् (कृदन्त; √कथ् (धातु) + णिच् + तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; प्रयोजनार्थ (to tell)

• स्फुटम्: clearly
• स्फुटम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: clearly)

• हिमाद्रिः: Himādri (the Himalaya)
• हिमाद्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम-अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक; हिम + अद्रि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive enclitic)

• वाक्यप्रेरितः: impelled by (my) words
• वाक्यप्रेरितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्य-प्रेरित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; वाक्य + प्रेरित(√प्रेर् + क्त))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Sampradana/Direction (Goal/प्रति-गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद-प्रयोगे गत्यर्थक (towards; governs accusative)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himādri/Himavat (as sacred mountain complex)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience; verse mentions Pārvatī as target of Himādri’s effort

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator reflects that the purpose could not be stated plainly to one who delights in quarrel; Himādri, stirred by the narrator’s words, turns his efforts toward Pārvatī—suggesting the mountain-king’s resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Himālaya (Himādri)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attachment to discord blocks clarity; divine purposes proceed through guidance and perseverance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse advances the plot around Himālaya and Pārvatī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it implies guidance toward Pārvatī’s devotional course.