Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तदाकर्ण्य वचस्तस्य नंदिनः परमेश्वरः । आनयस्व गिरिं चात्र नंदिनं वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tadākarṇya vacastasya naṃdinaḥ parameśvaraḥ | ānayasva giriṃ cātra naṃdinaṃ vākyamabravīt

Translation

நந்தியின் சொற்களை கேட்ட பரமேஸ்வரன், “அந்த மலையை இங்கே கொண்டு வா” என்று நந்தியிடம் ஆணையிட்டான்.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Sambandha (Prior action/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛ (धातु; कर्णे) / √karṇ (श्रवणे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• vacaḥ: the words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• naṃdinaḥ: of Nandin
• naṃdinaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṃdin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; tasya इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ānayasva: bring
• ānayasva: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• girim: the mountain
• girim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• naṃdinam: Nandin
• naṃdinam: Karma (Addressee/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṃdin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे कर्मरूपेण (addressed as object of speech)

• vākyam: a statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; abravīt इत्यस्य कर्म

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating Śiva’s command) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, still in tapas, speaks a brief decisive command to Nandin: 'Bring the mountain here.' Nandin stands attentive, receiving the order.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Śiva)
• Nandin
• Himavān (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is accessible: once the approach is proper, divine grace invites the devotee near.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya setting, portrayed as Śiva’s sacred abode where darśana is granted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it highlights divine consent as the essential ‘permission’ for darśana.