Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

तथाश्वो ह्यब्धिसंभूतो गालवाय महात्मने । विश्वामित्राय भद्रं ते चिंतामणिर्महाप्रभः

Transliteration

tathāśvo hyabdhisaṃbhūto gālavāya mahātmane | viśvāmitrāya bhadraṃ te ciṃtāmaṇirmahāprabhaḥ

Translation

“Demikian juga, kuda yang lahir dari lautan telah dihadiahkan kepada Mahātmā Gālava; dan kepada Viśvāmitra—semoga sejahtera atasmu—telah diberikan permata Cintāmaṇi yang gemilang dan berkuasa besar.”

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अश्वः: a horse
• अश्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अब्धिसंभूतः: born from the ocean
• अब्धिसंभूतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अब्धि-संभूत (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + भू (धातु) → संभूत)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अब्धेः संभूतः)

• गालवाय: to Gālava
• गालवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषण (गालवाय)

• विश्वामित्राय: to Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• भद्रम्: good fortune; auspiciousness
• भद्रम्: Sambandha (Benedictive/आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक-प्रयोग

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (enclitic); 'for you/your'

• चिंतामणिः: the wish-fulfilling gem (cintāmaṇi)
• चिंतामणिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता-मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (चिन्तायाः मणिः)

• महाप्रभः: of great splendor
• महाप्रभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् प्रभः)

Speaker

Citragupta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The donor presents an ocean-born horse to sage Gālava and the radiant Cintāmaṇi jewel to Viśvāmitra; the jewel emits a halo, and sages bless the giver.

Characters & Entities

• Citragupta
• Gālava
• Viśvāmitra
• Cintāmaṇi
• Ocean-born horse

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering precious gifts to worthy sages is portrayed as a potent source of puṇya, shaping one’s karmic destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; it remains within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ratna-dāna (donation of jewels/rare treasures) and gifting to ṛṣis are implied as meritorious acts.