Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

मेनया सह धर्मात्मा यथास्थानगतस्ततः । सर्वान्विसर्जयामास पर्वतान्पर्वतेश्वरः

Transliteration

menayā saha dharmātmā yathāsthānagatastataḥ | sarvānvisarjayāmāsa parvatānparvateśvaraḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ പർവ്വതേശ്വരൻ ഹിമവാൻ മേനയോടുകൂടെ തന്റെ യഥാസ്ഥാനത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങി, എല്ലാ പർവ്വതങ്ങളെയും വിടവാങ്ങിച്ചു, ഓരോന്നിനെയും അതത് വാസസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കു അയച്ചു.

Word by Word

• menayā: with Menā
• menayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: menā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition indicating accompaniment)

• dharmātmā: the righteous-souled one
• dharmātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yathāsthānagataḥ: gone to their respective places
• yathāsthānagataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam (गम्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Time/Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'then/from there')

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• visarjayāmāsa: dismissed; sent away
• visarjayāmāsa: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (सृज्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative nuance not intended here (standard epic perfect)

• parvatān: mountains
• parvatān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• parvateśvaraḥ: lord of mountains
• parvateśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Kedāra region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān with Menā stands as regal guardians of the range; surrounding personified mountains bow and depart in different directions, each returning to its own abode; atmosphere of calm administration.

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Parvateśvara (Himālaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After sacred rites, dharma restores order—each being returns to its rightful station.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan-Kedāra sacred region, portrayed as a divine gathering-place of mountains.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the formal dismissal after the completion of the proceedings.