Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

ततो गते भगवति नीललोहिते सहोमया गिरिममलं हि भूधरः । सबांधवो रुदिति हि कस्य नो मनो विसंष्ठंलं जगति हि कन्यकापितुः

Transliteration

tato gate bhagavati nīlalohite sahomayā girimamalaṃ hi bhūdharaḥ | sabāṃdhavo ruditi hi kasya no mano visaṃṣṭhaṃlaṃ jagati hi kanyakāpituḥ

Translation

ଭଗବାନ ନୀଲଲୋହିତ (ଶିବ) ଉମାଙ୍କ ସହ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କରିଗଲେ ପରେ, ପର୍ବତରାଜ ହିମାଳୟ ନିଜ ନିର୍ମଳ ପର୍ବତରେ ସମସ୍ତ ବାନ୍ଧବମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ବିଲାପ କରି କାନ୍ଦିଲେ। କନ୍ୟାପିତାଙ୍କ ଶୋକରେ ଏ ଜଗତରେ କାହାର ମନ ଅସ୍ଥିର ହେବ ନାହିଁ?

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमसूचक-अर्थे (from there/then)

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; सति-सप्तमी

• भगवति: in/when the Lord
• भगवति: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; सति-सप्तमी

• नीललोहिते: (the) Nīlalohita (blue-red one, Śiva)
• नीललोहिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील-लोहित (प्रातिपदिक; नील + लोहित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular; epithet of Śiva

• सहोमया: together with Homā (his wife)
• सहोमया: Karana (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-होम (प्रातिपदिक; स + होम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; 'स' = सह (with)

• गिरिम्: the mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अमलम्: pure, spotless
• अमलम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण of गिरिम्

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

• भूधरः: the mountain-bearer (the mountain king)
• भूधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू-धर (प्रातिपदिक; भू + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सबान्धवः: together with (his) relatives
• सबान्धवः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक; स + बान्धव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; 'स' = सह (with); विशेषण of भूधरः

• रुदिति: weeps
• रुदिति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

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

• कस्य: of whom
• कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (interrogative)

• नः: of us
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (enclitic)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विसंष्ठंलम्: unsteady, shaken
• विसंष्ठंलम्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसंष्ठंल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण of मनः

• जगति: in the world
• जगति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• कन्यकापितुः: of the maiden’s father
• कन्यकापितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका-पितृ (प्रातिपदिक; कन्यका + पितृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Girirāja)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Nīlalohita (Śiva) departs with Umā, Himālaya stands upon his pure slopes, surrounded by kin, openly weeping; the vast mountain landscape mirrors the heaviness of separation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Nīlalohita)
• Umā
• Himālaya (Bhūdhara)
• Relatives/kinsmen

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even within divine events, humanlike dharma and emotion are honored—parental love and the pain of separation are treated as universally moving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Himālaya is evoked as a sacred mountain realm; the verse emphasizes its sanctity through the divine-family narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription appears; the verse conveys the emotional and dharmic gravity surrounding Umā’s departure.