Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

पातालान्निर्गताः सर्वे तदा तेऽथ सुरासुराः । आजग्मुरतुलं सर्वे मंदरं पर्वतोत्तमम्

Transliteration

pātālānnirgatāḥ sarve tadā te'tha surāsurāḥ | ājagmuratulaṃ sarve maṃdaraṃ parvatottamam

Translation

แล้วเหล่าเทวะและอสูรทั้งปวงก็ออกจากปาตาละ และพากันไปยังเขามันทราอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้ ผู้เป็นยอดแห่งขุนเขาทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• पातालात्: from Pātāla (netherworld)
• पातालात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• निर्गताः: having emerged
• निर्गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त — “gone out, emerged”

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Anantarya (Sequence/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• सुरासुराः: gods and asuras
• सुरासुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः — “gods and asuras”

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मंदरम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मंदरम्: Mandara (mountain)
• मंदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पर्वतोत्तमम्: the best of mountains
• पर्वतोत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — “best (among) mountains”

Speaker

Deductive (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara Parvata

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and Asuras rise from the subterranean Pātāla and converge upon the majestic Mandara mountain, towering and incomparable.

Characters & Entities

• Pātāla
• Devas
• Asuras
• Mandara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred undertaking often begins with a ‘pilgrimage’ toward the right support—seeking the proper mountain, foundation, or refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mandara is praised as ‘parvatottama’ (best of mountains); within Kedārakhaṇḍa it functions as a revered mythic landmark.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the assembling and movement toward Mandara.