Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

हिमवान्प्रददौ पार्थ साक्षाद्दौहित्रकाय वै । कांचनं च ददौ मेरुर्मेघमालिनमेव च

Transliteration

himavānpradadau pārtha sākṣāddauhitrakāya vai | kāṃcanaṃ ca dadau merurmeghamālinameva ca

Translation

ഹേ പാർഥാ! ഹിമവാൻ തന്റെ ദൗഹിത്രനുവേണ്ടി സാക്ഷാൽ ഒരു പാർഷദനെ ദാനം ചെയ്തു; മേരുപർവ്വതം കാഞ്ചനനെയും മേഘമാലിനനെയും കൂടി നൽകി।

Word by Word

• हिमवान्: Himavān (the Himalaya)
• हिमवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रददौ: gave (bestowed)
• प्रददौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दौहित्रकाय: to the grandson
• दौहित्रकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौहित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• काञ्चनम्: gold
• काञ्चनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मेरुः: Meru (mountain)
• मेरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मेघमालिनम्: Meghamālin (the cloud-garlanded one)
• मेघमालिनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मेघानां मालिन् = cloud-garlanded)

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Emphasis/Restriction (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); vocative 'Pārtha' retained from received verse

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna) as literary addressee; broader audience of devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān and Meru, anthropomorphized as radiant mountain-kings, present attendants and golden gifts to youthful Skanda amid a celestial assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Meru
• Kāñcana
• Meghamālin
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the great mountains symbolize steadfast support for divine purpose, offering their finest powers to Skanda’s mission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Specific tīrthas are not praised; the verse highlights sacred mountains (Himavān, Meru) as cosmic supporters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the gifting of attendants.