Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

यावत्कथयतस्तस्य शांकरेश्च महात्नः । कैलासं तु गते रुद्रे पार्वत्या प्रमथैः सह

Transliteration

yāvatkathayatastasya śāṃkareśca mahātnaḥ | kailāsaṃ tu gate rudre pārvatyā pramathaiḥ saha

Translation

Ketika putera Śaṅkara yang berjiwa agung itu sedang berkata-kata, Rudra telah pergi ke Kailāsa bersama Pārvatī dan para Pramatha.

Word by Word

• यावत्: while, as long as
• यावत्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालपरिमाणवाचक (as long as/while)

• कथयतः: of (him) speaking/telling
• कथयतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present Active Participle), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; ‘तस्य’ इत्यस्य सम्बन्धे (of him who was narrating/speaking)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• शांकरेः: of Śaṅkara’s (son)
• शांकरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांकरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शंकरात्मज’ इत्यर्थे (of Śaṅkara’s son)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठे ‘महात्नः’ = महात्मनः)

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Gati-Karman (Goal/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘रुद्रे’ इत्यस्य विशेषण; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• रुद्रे: when Rudra (Śiva)
• रुद्रे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• पार्वत्या: with Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रमथैः: with the Pramathas (attendants)
• प्रमथैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience / sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra departs/abides at Kailāsa with Pārvatī and the Pramathas; a divine procession against a snowy peak, calm yet portentous.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Kailāsa
• Pārvatī
• Pramatha-gaṇa
• Śaṅkara’s son (Kārttikeya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic events unfold under Śiva’s sovereignty; divine abodes like Kailāsa frame the sacred order behind worldly conflicts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s sacred abode; within Kedārakhaṇḍa, such geography elevates the narrative’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription appears.