Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 194

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा आशया परया युतः । स राजा सह तैः सर्वैः प्रययौ गंधमादनम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā āśayā parayā yutaḥ | sa rājā saha taiḥ sarvaiḥ prayayau gaṃdhamādanam

Translation

వారి మాటలు విని పరమ ఆశతో నిండిన ఆ రాజు వారందరితో కలిసి గంధమాదనానికి బయలుదేరాడు।

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• āśayā: with hope
• āśayā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• parayā: great, supreme
• parayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (āśayā)

• yutaḥ: endowed (with)
• yutaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'युक्तः' = endowed/connected

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• taiḥ: with them
• taiḥ: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (taiḥ)

• prayayau: went forth, departed
• prayayau: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gandhamādanam: (to) Gandhamādana (mountain)
• gandhamādanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandhamādana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; गन्तव्यकर्म

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal party with sages departs—king at center, face bright with hope—moving along a forested path toward a towering, cloud-capped Gandhamādana; banners subdued, ascetic presence dominant.

Characters & Entities

• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hope anchored in dharma propels one toward sacred places and higher guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana is highlighted as a sacred destination within the Tīrthamāhātmya journey.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly mentioned; the verse describes undertaking a pilgrimage-like departure.