Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

हिमाद्रिप्रमुखाः सर्वे तथा चेंद्रपुरोगमाः । साधुसाध्विति ते सर्वे ऊचुर्विस्मितमानसाः

Transliteration

himādripramukhāḥ sarve tathā ceṃdrapurogamāḥ | sādhusādhviti te sarve ūcurvismitamānasāḥ

Translation

Todos eles—guiados por Himādri (o Himalaia) e também os que tinham Indra à frente—falaram, maravilhados: «Bem dito, bem dito!»

Word by Word

• हिमाद्रि-प्रमुखाः: those headed by Himādri
• हिमाद्रि-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘हिमाद्रिः प्रमुखः येषाम्’)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• इन्द्र-पुरोगमाः: those led by Indra
• इन्द्र-पुरोगमाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘इन्द्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्’)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interjection)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/सुबन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: उद्गार/प्रशंसा-निपात (interjection of approval)

• साधु: excellent!
• साधु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interjection)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रशंसा-निपात (repetition for emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• विस्मित-मानसाः: with astonished minds
• विस्मित-मानसाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘विस्मितं मानसं येषाम्’)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the assembly’s reaction (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (assembly context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (implied); within story: Himālaya and devas respond to Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya at the forefront, Indra and devas behind, all with widened eyes and folded hands, exclaiming ‘sādhu sādhu’ in delighted astonishment after Nārada’s words.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya (Himādri)
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True teaching about the divine evokes reverent assent even among gods and cosmic beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himalaya sacred setting, with Himālaya himself present in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records the collective praise and acceptance of the teaching.