Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ईश्वरं हृदि संस्थाप्य प्रणवाभ्यसनादृता । मुनीनामप्य भून्मान्या तदानीं पार्थ पार्वती

Transliteration

īśvaraṃ hṛdi saṃsthāpya praṇavābhyasanādṛtā | munīnāmapya bhūnmānyā tadānīṃ pārtha pārvatī

Translation

ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ഈശ്വരനെ സ്ഥാപിച്ച്, പ്രണവം (ഓം) അഭ്യാസത്തിൽ നിഷ്ഠയായി, അന്നേരം ഹേ പാർഥാ! പാർവതി മുനിമാരിടയിലും മാന്യയായി.

Word by Word

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (ईश्वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म (object of saṃsthāpya)

• hṛdi: in (her) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (हृद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; अधिकरण

• saṃsthāpya: having स्थापित/placed
• saṃsthāpya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) + sam- + causative (णिच्) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); causative sense; 'having स्थापित/placed'

• praṇava-abhyasana-ādṛtā: devoted to practising the praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇava-abhyasana-ādṛtā: Visheshana (of pārvatī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇava (प्रणव) + abhyasana (अभ्यसन) + ādṛta (आदृत)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रणवस्य अभ्यसनम्; तस्मिन् आदृता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; 'devoted to practice of praṇava'

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (even/also)

• abhūt: became
• abhūt: Kriya (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; 'became/was'

• mānyā: worthy of honor
• mānyā: Kriya (predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānya (मान्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• tadānīm: at that time
• tadānīm: Kala (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (तदानीम्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pārtha: Sambodhana (vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (पार्थ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन; संबोधन

• pārvatī: Pārvatī
• pārvatī: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (पार्वती-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्ता

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced); vocative ‘Pārtha’ suggests a retold discourse addressing Arjuna within the larger transmission

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat-śṛṅga (praṇava-tapas sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī seated or standing in meditation, eyes half-closed, a subtle Śiva-liṅga or radiant Īśvara form visualized within her heart; sages nearby acknowledge her sanctity; the verse addresses 'Pārtha' indicating epic-style narration.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Pārvatī
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner devotion—installing God in the heart and practicing Oṁ—elevates a seeker to saintly honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on inner practice (praṇava-abhyāsa) within the Himalayan tapas context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇava-abhyasana (disciplined repetition/meditative practice of Oṁ) and heart-centered contemplation of Īśvara.