Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्राकारकर्णनामासावुलूकः शिवपर्वते । स ज्ञास्यति महीपालमिंद्रद्युम्नं न संशयः

Transliteration

prākārakarṇanāmāsāvulūkaḥ śivaparvate | sa jñāsyati mahīpālamiṃdradyumnaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ശിവപർവതത്തിൽ പ്രാകാരകർണൻ എന്ന പേരുള്ള ഒരു മൂങ്ങയുണ്ട്; അത് രാജാവ് ഇന്ദ്രദ്യുമ്നനെ തിരിച്ചറിയും—സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• prākārakarṇa-nāmā: named Prākārakarṇa
• prākārakarṇa-nāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākāra (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य नाम प्राकारकर्णः)

• āsau: that (person)
• āsau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; दूरवाचक सर्वनाम

• ulūkaḥ: owl
• ulūkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ulūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• śiva-parvate: on Śiva’s mountain
• śiva-parvate: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya parvataḥ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• jñāsyati: will know/recognize
• jñāsyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahīpālam: the king (protector of the earth)
• mahīpālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahīyāḥ pālaḥ)

• iṃdradyumnam: Indradyumna
• iṃdradyumnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṃdradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Nāḍījaṃgha (contextual, continuing speech; inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-parvata (unnamed specific peak within the narrative)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a rugged Shaiva mountain, an owl named Prākārakarṇa perches on a stone parapet or cliff-edge, eyes luminous; below, seekers look upward as the owl indicates the whereabouts of King Indradyumna.

Characters & Entities

• Prākārakarṇa
• Śivaparvata
• Indradyumna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred landscapes, guidance arises through unexpected beings; divine purpose arranges right knowledge at the right place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivaparvata (Śiva’s mountain) is referenced as a sacred locale associated with Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.