Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र महेशेन प्रणोदिताः । आजग्मुः सहसा सद्य ऋषयोऽपि हिमालयम्

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca | etasminnaṃtare tatra maheśena praṇoditāḥ | ājagmuḥ sahasā sadya ṛṣayo'pi himālayam

Translation

ଲୋମଶ କହିଲେ—ସେହି ସମୟରେ ସେଠାରେ ମହେଶ (ଶିବ)ଙ୍କ ପ୍ରେରଣାରେ ଋଷିମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସହସା, ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣେ ହିମାଳୟକୁ ଆସି ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ।

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa (sage)
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्तरे: in the interval/time
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• महेशेन: by Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रणोदिताः: impelled/urged
• प्रणोदिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नुद् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘प्रेरिताः’

• आजग्मुः: came/arrived
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘आ’

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• हिमालयम्: the Himālaya
• हिमालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual) / Himālaya tīrtha-mandala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomāśa narrates as a band of sages, impelled by Śiva’s command, hasten toward the snow-clad Himālaya; the mountains loom like a living deity receiving them.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• Himālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine will guides holy beings; when Śiva impels, the righteous respond without delay.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Himālaya is highlighted as a sacred locus in the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s pilgrimage geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse sets the pilgrimage/narrative movement toward the Himālaya.