Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तस्मादहं त्वया सार्धममुना च शिवालयम् । व्रजामि तं शिखरिणं मित्रकार्यप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmādahaṃ tvayā sārdhamamunā ca śivālayam | vrajāmi taṃ śikhariṇaṃ mitrakāryaprasiddhaye

Translation

ஆகையால் நான் உன்னோடும் அவனோடும் சேர்ந்து சிவாலயம் எனும் அந்த மலைச் சிகரத்திற்குச் செல்கிறேன்; நண்பனின் காரியம் வெற்றியுடன் நிறைவேறும்படியாக.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्—अव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverbial use), हेत्वर्थे/तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-निर्लिङ्ग (pronoun), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी; ‘with you’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition)

• अमुना: with that one (him)
• अमुना: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी; ‘with him/that one’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• शिवालयम्: the temple/abode of Śiva
• शिवालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘Śiva’s abode’)

• व्रजामि: I go
• व्रजामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष? → उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (to शिखरिणम्)

• शिखरिणम्: the peak/mountain (peak-bearing one)
• शिखरिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मित्रकार्यप्रसिद्धये: for the success of the friend’s task
• मित्रकार्यप्रसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + कार्य + प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (‘for the accomplishment/fulfilment of a friend’s task’)

Speaker

Nāḍījaṃgha (contextual, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa / Śivālaya-śikhara (implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three ascetic brāhmaṇas decide to journey together toward Śiva’s mountain-abode; the peak rises like a silver-white axis, with prayerful determination on their faces.

Characters & Entities

• Śivālaya
• Śivaparvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mitra-dharma is fulfilled through purposeful action, and turning toward Śiva’s abode aligns effort with divine support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivālaya/Śiva’s mountain abode is invoked as the sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a sacred journey undertaken for dharmic purpose.