Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

परितुष्टो हिमाद्रिश्च वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह । ऋषीन्प्रति निरीक्षंस्तां कन्येयं मम संप्रति

Transliteration

parituṣṭo himādriśca vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha | ṛṣīnprati nirīkṣaṃstāṃ kanyeyaṃ mama saṃprati

Translation

हिमाद्री अंतःकरणाने प्रसन्न होऊन, ऋषींंकडे पाहत म्हणाला—“ही कन्या आता खरोखर माझी कन्या आहे।”

Word by Word

• parituṣṭaḥ: pleased
• parituṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari + tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — masculine nominative singular ‘pleased’

• himādriḥ: Himādri (the snowy mountain)
• himādriḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima + adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vākyaṃ: statement, words
• vākyaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — neuter accusative singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 3rd person singular ‘said’

• ha: indeed/then (narrative)
• ha: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-अव्यय (narrative particle)

• ṛṣīn: sages
• ṛṣīn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — masculine accusative plural

• prati: towards, to
• prati: Avyaya (Relation/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition-like indeclinable)

• nirīkṣan: looking
• nirīkṣan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + īkṣ (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त — masculine nominative singular present participle ‘looking’

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — feminine accusative singular

• kanyā: maiden, daughter
• kanyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — feminine nominative singular

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अस्मद्-सर्वनाम — genitive singular ‘of me/my’

• saṃprati: now, at present
• saṃprati: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃprati (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; quoted speaker within the verse: Himādri (Himālaya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Himālaya tīrtha-maṇḍala

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the scene: ṛṣis; broader Purāṇic audience via Sūta frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himādri, pleased, addresses the sages while glancing at the maiden: ‘This maiden is now my daughter indeed’—a formal acknowledgment before the impending offering to Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Himādri (Himālaya)
• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic act begins with inner consent and joy—Himādri’s glad affirmation frames the offering of a pure intention in sacred rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, connected with the Kedāra/Himalayan sacred landscape associated with Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets up the formal consent and presentation preceding the divine wedding.