Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्ता तदा तेन ब्रह्मणा च सरस्वती । हिमवंतं गिरिं प्राप्य पिप्पलादाश्रमात्तदा

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evamuktā tadā tena brahmaṇā ca sarasvatī | himavaṃtaṃ giriṃ prāpya pippalādāśramāttadā

Translation

Ишвара сказал: Так наставленная Брахмой, богиня Сарасвати достигла горы Химават и тогда пришла в ашрам Пиппалады.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक

• उक्ता: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हिमवन्तम्: Himavān (Himalaya)
• हिमवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरिम्: mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); हिमवन्तम् इति विशेष्य (apposition)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• पिप्पलादाश्रमात्: from Pippalāda’s hermitage
• पिप्पलादाश्रमात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पलाद + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): पिप्पलादस्य आश्रमः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Sarasvatī
• Himavat
• Pippalāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is transmitted through sacred lineages and āśramas; holy travel connects divine command to realized places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himavat region and Pippalāda’s āśrama are invoked as sanctified nodes within the wider Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse establishes the sacred location and movement of the narrative.