Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान्मामादाय ततः परम् । कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा गणकोटीशतामदात्

Transliteration

evamuktvā sa bhagavānmāmādāya tataḥ param | kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatvā gaṇakoṭīśatāmadāt

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ഭഗവാൻ എന്നെ കൂടെ എടുത്തു മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി; പിന്നെ കൈലാസപർവതത്തിൽ ചെന്നു എനിക്ക് ഗണങ്ങളുടെ നൂറുകോടികളെ ദാനമായി നൽകി।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘उक्त्वा’

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

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), ‘आदाय’

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Apadana/Time (Source-Time/अपादान-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (then/from there)

• param: afterwards
• param: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (afterwards/next)

• kailāsam: Kailāsa
• kailāsam: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• parvatam: the mountain
• parvatam: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; kailāsam इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘गत्वा’

• gaṇa-koṭī-śatām: a hundred crores of gaṇas
• gaṇa-koṭī-śatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭī (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (śatā), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः (koṭī-śata = hundred crores)

• adāt: gave
• adāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

An unnamed narrator (a being recounting events) within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, after speaking, lifts the narrator/beneficiary and journeys to snow-clad Kailāsa; there he grants an immense retinue of gaṇas—celestial attendants filling the mountain-court.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Kailāsa
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace elevates the devotee beyond ordinary limits, granting spiritual authority and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Kailāsa is invoked as the supreme Śaiva abode, a pinnacle of sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes divine bestowal (anugraha) rather than a specific vrata or dāna.