Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ कैलासं वृषारूढा मया सह । अथवा कारणं ब्रूहि यदि दोषोऽस्ति मे क्वचित्

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha kailāsaṃ vṛṣārūḍhā mayā saha | athavā kāraṇaṃ brūhi yadi doṣo'sti me kvacit

Translation

“Maka datanglah ke Kailāsa bersamaku, menaiki lembu jantan; atau jika tidak, nyatakanlah sebabnya—jika ada kesalahan padaku di mana-mana.”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सर्वनाम), पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ (therefore/from that reason)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः आ-

• कैलासम्: to Kailāsa
• कैलासम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वृषारूढा: O (you) mounted on the bull
• वृषारूढा: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त; आ + रुह् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृषे आरूढा)

• मया: with me / by me
• मया: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb meaning ‘with’)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• कारणम्: the reason
• कारणम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• दोषः: a fault
• दोषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: of me / in me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive)

• क्वचित्: anywhere / at any time
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: anywhere/ever)

Speaker

Śiva (Bhava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (as archetypal kṣetra invoked)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva invites Devī to return to Kailāsa with him on Nandin, or to disclose any perceived fault; the bull-mount and mountain setting dominate the iconography.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kailāsa
• Vṛṣabha (bull vehicle, Nandin symbolism)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma encourages clarity and truth: even in divine dialogue, the cause (kāraṇa) is to be spoken plainly to restore harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s abode; the immediate tīrtha setting remains unstated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative invitation and inquiry, leading toward a corrective dharmic action.