Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

ततः पित्रा प्रतिज्ञातं शतश्रृंगेण तत्तथा । तस्याः संवाहनं चक्रे राजा पोतैः सरत्नकैः

Transliteration

tataḥ pitrā pratijñātaṃ śataśrṛṃgeṇa tattathā | tasyāḥ saṃvāhanaṃ cakre rājā potaiḥ saratnakaiḥ

Translation

ततः पित्रा शतशृङ्गेण यथोक्तं तत् प्रतिज्ञातम्। राजा च तस्याः संवाहनं पोतैः सरत्नकैः अकारयत्।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• pitrā: by the father
• pitrā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• pratijñātam: promised
• pratijñātam: Karma (Thing promised/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati-jñā (प्रतिज्ञा/प्रतिज्ञा धातु-आधारित)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘promised’ (Neuter, Singular)

• śata-śṛṅgeṇa: by (the one) with a hundred peaks / by Śataśṛṅga
• śata-śṛṅgeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (शत) + śṛṅga (शृङ्ग प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular); द्विगु-समास (hundred-peaked [mountain])

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Singular)

• tathā: so/accordingly
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• saṃvāhanam: transport/conveyance
• saṃvāhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sam-vah (सम्+वह् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• cakre: made/arranged
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• potaiḥ: with boats
• potaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pota (पोत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• sa-ratnakaiḥ: with jewels/ornamented
• sa-ratnakaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (स- उपसर्ग/समास-पूर्वपद) + ratnaka (रत्नक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifying ‘potaiḥ’)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king solemnly affirms his pledge; in the foreground artisans and attendants prepare ornate boats studded with gems, banners fluttering, ready for a sacred voyage.

Characters & Entities

• Śataśṛṅga
• king

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting sacred journeys is a dharmic act; rulers are shown facilitating tīrtha-yātrā as righteous patronage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it continues the setup for the journey to the saṅgama and nearby tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it describes arranging conveyance for a sacred journey.