Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

तथैव मेनया चोक्ता तथा सह्याद्रिणा सती । मेरुणा मंदरेणैव मैनाकेन तथैव च

Transliteration

tathaiva menayā coktā tathā sahyādriṇā satī | meruṇā maṃdareṇaiva mainākena tathaiva ca

Translation

اسی طرح مینا نے ستی کو نصیحت کی؛ اسی طرح سہیاَدری نے بھی؛ میرو، مندر اور مَیناک نے بھی ویسے ہی کہا۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: एवम् अर्थे अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

• मेनया: by Menā
• मेनया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उक्ता: was spoken/told
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; passive participle agreeing with 'सती'

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: एवम् अर्थे अव्यय

• सह्याद्रिणा: by the Sahya mountain
• सह्याद्रिणा: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (सह्यः अद्रिः), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; proper noun (Satī/Pārvatī)

• मेरुणा: by Meru
• मेरुणा: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• मन्दरेण: by Mandara
• मन्दरेण: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

• मैनाकेन: by Maināka
• मैनाकेन: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: एवम् अर्थे अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual destination)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like statement: Menā and great mountains—Sahyādri, Meru, Mandara, Maināka—each admonish Satī/Pārvatī, suggesting a chorus of cosmic counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Satī (Pārvatī)
• Sahyādri
• Meru
• Mandara
• Maināka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when many voices discourage the path, the seeker’s inner vow remains central—social consensus does not define spiritual truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-khaṇḍa context links the narrative to the Kedāra sacred region while also evoking wider pan-Indian sacred geography through mountain names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists advisers (Menā and prominent mountains) rather than prescribing a rite.