Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ते मे पूज्यतमास्तेषामहामाराधकश्चिरम् । इत्यहं गायमानो वै भ्रमितः सकलां महीम्

Transliteration

te me pūjyatamāsteṣāmahāmārādhakaściram | ityahaṃ gāyamāno vai bhramitaḥ sakalāṃ mahīm

Translation

അവർ എനിക്ക് അത്യന്തം പൂജ്യർ; ദീർഘകാലമായി ഞാൻ അവരുടെ മഹാ ആരാധകനാണ്. ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞും പാടിയും ഞാൻ സർവ്വ ഭൂമിയിലും അലഞ്ഞു നടന്നു.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), बहुवचन

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पूज्यतमाः: most venerable
• पूज्यतमाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्यतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), बहुवचन; अतिशय-विशेषण (superlative)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अहं: I
• अहं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• महामाराधकः: a great worshipper/devotee
• महामाराधकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + माराधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् आराधकः)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotation marker/इत्यादि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक

• गायमानः: singing/chanting
• गायमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्), परस्मैपदीय-प्रयोगे वर्तमान-कर्तरि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• भ्रमितः: wandered
• भ्रमितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे 'having wandered/being made to wander'

• सकलाम्: entire
• सकलाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; 'महीम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• महीम्: earth
• महीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lone pilgrim-singer travels across varied landscapes—villages, forests, riverbanks—singing praise of the worthy Brahmins he venerates, with a staff and travel bundle.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇottama (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence for the truly wise and sustained devotion to dharma leads the seeker across sacred landscapes toward right guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse conveys a pan-Indian pilgrimage ethos.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the act described is devotional praise and seeking.