Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 173

Devanagari script

युष्माभिः सहितश्चापि व्रजामि परमेश्वरम् । महादेवं प्रार्थयामो गिरिजां प्रति वै सुराः

Transliteration

yuṣmābhiḥ sahitaścāpi vrajāmi parameśvaram | mahādevaṃ prārthayāmo girijāṃ prati vai surāḥ

Translation

“നിങ്ങളൊക്കെയുമായി ഞാൻ പരമേശ്വരന്റെ അടുക്കൽ പോകുന്നു. ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ! ഗിരിജ (പാർവതി) സംബന്ധിച്ച് നാം മഹാദേവനോട് പ്രാർത്ഥിക്കാം.”

Word by Word

• युष्माभिः: with you (all)
• युष्माभिः: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• अपि: also
• अपि: Avyaya (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• व्रजामि: I go
• व्रजामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरम्: to the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामः: we request, we beseech
• प्रार्थयामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गिरिजाम्: Gिरिजा (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards, regarding
• प्रति: Avyaya (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद/संबन्धबोधक (preposition-like indeclinable)

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

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (deduced from immediate context: others respond to Viṣṇu’s words in the following verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahādeva’s kṣetra (implied Kedāra/Śaiva locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vishnu addresses the gathered gods, gesturing forward as if to lead them; the assembly prepares to journey to Mahādeva, with distant mountains or a Śiva-linga silhouette hinted on the horizon.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Mahādeva
• Girijā
• Surāḥ (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approach the Supreme with humility and collective sincerity; divine matters are resolved through reverent supplication to Mahādeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on approaching Mahādeva rather than naming a specific tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on prārthanā (devotional supplication) to Śiva.