Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एवं तदा ते ह्यृषयोऽपि मोहिता रूपेण तस्याः किमुताथ देवताः । तथैव सर्वे च निरीक्ष्य तन्वीं सतीं गिरिन्द्रस्य सुतां शिवप्रियाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ tadā te hyṛṣayo'pi mohitā rūpeṇa tasyāḥ kimutātha devatāḥ | tathaiva sarve ca nirīkṣya tanvīṃ satīṃ girindrasya sutāṃ śivapriyām

Translation

ఇలా ఆమె రూపంతో ఋషులే మోహితులైతే, దేవతల సంగతి ఏమనాలి! గిరీంద్రుని కుమార్తె, శివప్రియా అయిన ఆ సన్నని సతీని చూసి అందరూ సమానంగా ఆకర్షితులయ్యారు।

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• mohitāḥ: deluded, enchanted
• mohitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √muh/मुह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• rūpeṇa: by (her) beauty/form
• rūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

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

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative particle)

• uta: then, indeed
• uta: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uta (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/‘indeed, then’)

• atha: and then, moreover
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अथ-निपात (conjunctive/‘and then’)

• devatāḥ: the gods
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: in the same way
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• sarve: all (of them)
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• nirīkṣya: having looked at
• nirīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• tanvīm: slender (woman)
• tanvīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tanvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• satīm: Satī (the virtuous one)
• satīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• girindrasya: of the lord of mountains (Himālaya)
• girindrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गिरीणां इन्द्रः)

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śiva-priyām: beloved of Śiva
• śiva-priyām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रियā)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-Himālaya sacred complex (Himavat-associated)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A slender Satī, daughter of Himavat, stands radiant; gods and sages alike gaze, captivated; the scene emphasizes universal enchantment—earthly and celestial spectators unified in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Devatās (gods)
• Satī (as epithet for Pārvatī)
• Girīndra (Himālaya)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic vision presents divine beauty as a spiritual force that draws beings toward devotion and righteous celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the account within the Kedāra-Himalayan Śaiva sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is on darśana and collective reverence.