Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तस्मादहं त्वया सार्धममुना च शिवालयम् । व्रजामि तं शिखरिणं मित्रकार्यप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmādahaṃ tvayā sārdhamamunā ca śivālayam | vrajāmi taṃ śikhariṇaṃ mitrakāryaprasiddhaye

Translation

Kaya nga, sasama ako sa iyo at sa kanya patungo sa tahanan ni Śiva—sa tuktok ng bundok na iyon—upang magtagumpay ang layunin ng kaibigan.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्—अव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverbial use), हेत्वर्थे/तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-निर्लिङ्ग (pronoun), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी; ‘with you’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition)

• अमुना: with that one (him)
• अमुना: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी; ‘with him/that one’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• शिवालयम्: the temple/abode of Śiva
• शिवालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘Śiva’s abode’)

• व्रजामि: I go
• व्रजामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष? → उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (to शिखरिणम्)

• शिखरिणम्: the peak/mountain (peak-bearing one)
• शिखरिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• मित्रकार्यप्रसिद्धये: for the success of the friend’s task
• मित्रकार्यप्रसिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + कार्य + प्रसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (‘for the accomplishment/fulfilment of a friend’s task’)

Speaker

Nāḍījaṃgha (contextual, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa / Śivālaya-śikhara (implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three ascetic brāhmaṇas decide to journey together toward Śiva’s mountain-abode; the peak rises like a silver-white axis, with prayerful determination on their faces.

Characters & Entities

• Śivālaya
• Śivaparvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mitra-dharma is fulfilled through purposeful action, and turning toward Śiva’s abode aligns effort with divine support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivālaya/Śiva’s mountain abode is invoked as the sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a sacred journey undertaken for dharmic purpose.