Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

पर्वतीयानि तीर्थानि भविष्यंति न चान्यथा । शिवालयानि दिव्यानि दिव्यान्यायतनानि च

Transliteration

parvatīyāni tīrthāni bhaviṣyaṃti na cānyathā | śivālayāni divyāni divyānyāyatanāni ca

Translation

പർവ്വതപ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ തീർത്ഥങ്ങൾ നിർബന്ധമായും ഉദ്ഭവിക്കും—മറ്റെങ്ങനെക്കും അല്ല. കൂടാതെ ദിവ്യ ശിവാലയങ്ങളും മറ്റു ദിവ്യ ആയതനങ്ങളും (ക്ഷേത്രധാമങ്ങളും) ഉണ്ടാകും.

Word by Word

• पर्वतीयानि: mountainous/of the mountains
• पर्वतीयानि: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तीर्थानि इति विशेषण

• तीर्थानि: pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/and)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: otherwise)

• शिव-आलयानि: abodes/temples of Śiva
• शिव-आलयानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आलयाः)

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; शिवालयानि/आयतनानि इति विशेषण

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; आयतनानि इति विशेषण (पुनरुक्ति)

• आयतनानि: shrines/dwellings
• आयतनानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction/and)

Speaker

Kārttikeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parvatīya-tīrthāni (collective)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mountains/pilgrimage audience (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Himalayan vista where multiple tīrthas and Śiva temples shimmer into existence—peaks crowned with small sanctuaries, flags, and smoke of incense rising.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttikeya
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature and devotion converge: mountains become tīrthas, and Śiva’s presence is established through sanctuaries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s mountain belt broadly, forecasting multiple Śaiva pilgrimage centers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse announces the arising of tīrthas and Śiva temples as objects of pilgrimage and worship.