Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

प्रणिपत्य च तत्रत्यान्कृताञ्जलिरभाषत । तदा दीनमुखो भूत्वा मनसा संविमृश्य च

Transliteration

praṇipatya ca tatratyānkṛtāñjalirabhāṣata | tadā dīnamukho bhūtvā manasā saṃvimṛśya ca

Translation

เขากราบนอบน้อมต่อผู้ที่อยู่ ณ ที่นั้น แล้วประนมมือกล่าว; ครั้นแล้วทำหน้าหมองเศร้า ใคร่ครวญลึกในใจ

Word by Word

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-नि-पत् (धातु) → प्रणिपत्य (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• तत्रत्यान्: those who were there
• तत्रत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्रत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेष्य-प्रयोगः (those present there)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतः अञ्जलिः यस्य)

• अभाषत: spoke
• अभाषत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—अभि

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• दीनमुखः: downcast-faced, sad-faced
• दीनमुखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दीनं मुखं यस्य/दीनमुखः)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत्वा (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• संविमृश्य: having reflected well
• संविमृश्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-वि-मृश् (धातु) → संविमृश्य (क्त्वान्त-अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); उपसर्गाः—सम्, वि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrative voice; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra bows to the gathered beings, hands folded; his face is lowered, eyes cast down; a quiet pause of introspection before speech.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)
• Devas (implied)
• Ṛṣis (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma begins with humility—honoring the wise and honestly examining one’s own actions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting underlies the episode, presenting the Himalaya tīrtha-world as a place for reform.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A gesture of reverence (praṇipāta, añjali) is shown, but no formal rite like snāna or dāna is specified.