Shloka 39

Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī

Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः

Devanagari script

पर्वताश्व नमस्कृत्य तमेव पृथिवीं गता: । अथैनमभजल्लोक: स्कन्दं शुक्लस्य पठचमीम्‌

Transliteration

parvatāśvaṁ namaskṛtya tameva pṛthivīṁ gatāḥ | athainam abhajallokaḥ skandaṁ śuklasya pañcamīm ||

Translation

Disse Mārkaṇḍeya: Tendo-se curvado em reverência diante de Parvatāśva, eles retornaram novamente à terra. Desde então, as pessoas passaram a venerar Skanda no quinto dia (pañcamī) da quinzena clara (śukla pakṣa) de cada mês, instituindo um ato devocional recorrente que liga gratidão e lembrança à observância religiosa regular.

Word by Word

• पर्वताश्वम्: Parvatāśva (proper name)
• पर्वताश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वताश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (कृ)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पृथिवीम्: to the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: went/returned
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used predicatively), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एनम्: him (this one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (एन्-प्रत्यययुक्त रूप)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभजत्: worshipped/served
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• लोकः: the people/world
• लोकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्कन्दम्: Skanda
• स्कन्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शुक्लस्य: of the bright (fortnight)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पञ्चमीम्: the fifth (lunar day)
• पञ्चमीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Parvatāśva
• Pṛthivī (Earth)
• Skanda (Kārttikeya)
• Śukla-pakṣa Pañcamī (bright-fortnight fifth day)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how reverence and gratitude can crystallize into dharmic tradition: an act of honoring a revered figure leads to the establishment of a regular, communal worship of Skanda on Śukla-Pañcamī.

What is happening in the narrative?

After paying homage to Parvatāśva, the group returns to the earthly realm. Subsequently, people begin the recurring practice of worshipping Skanda on the fifth lunar day of the bright fortnight each month.