Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

एवं विभज्य पुत्रेभ्यः कुमार्यै च महीपतिः । शतशृंगो गिरं गत्वा उदीच्यां तप्तवांस्तपः

Transliteration

evaṃ vibhajya putrebhyaḥ kumāryai ca mahīpatiḥ | śataśṛṃgo giraṃ gatvā udīcyāṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ

Translation

یوں اس نے اپنے بیٹوں کو اور کُماری کو بھی سلطنت کے حصے بانٹ دیے؛ پھر زمین کے مالک راجا شَتَشْرِنگ شمالی سمت کے ایک پہاڑ پر گیا اور وہاں تپسیا (ریاضت) کی۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• विभज्य: having apportioned
• विभज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + भज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययीभाव-प्राय (gerund), ‘having divided/apportioned’

• पुत्रेभ्यः: to (his) sons
• पुत्रेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• कुमार्यै: to Kumārī
• कुमार्यै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महीपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• शतशृंगः: Śataśṛṅga (the hundred-peaked one; a mountain)
• शतशृंगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + शृंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पर्वत-नाम/विशेषसंज्ञा

• गिरम्: to the mountain
• गिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of motion)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having gone’

• उदीच्याम्: in the northern region
• उदीच्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• तप्तवान्: performed (austerity)
• तप्तवान्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु) + तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-भावार्थ: ‘performed’

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Northern tapas-giri (unnamed)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Śataśṛṅga, having performed a formal handover of realms to his sons and to Kumārī, departs northward. He is shown in simple bark garments on a mountain ledge, seated in padmāsana amid snow-winds or highland mists, with a small fire altar and rosary; attendants fade into distance, emphasizing solitude.

Characters & Entities

• Śataśṛṅga (king)
• Kumārī
• udīcī (northern quarter)
• giri (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After fulfilling worldly duty (orderly division and governance), a ruler may pursue tapas—showing the harmony of rājadharma and spiritual striving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A northern mountain associated with Śataśṛṅga’s austerity is indicated, preparing the ground for a site-centered sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is mentioned as the king’s practice; no detailed rite is specified.