Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

लीलया पर्वतश्रेष्ठमुत्तभ्यारोपयत्क्षणात् । गरुत्मति तदा देवः सर्वेषामभयं ददौ

Transliteration

līlayā parvataśreṣṭhamuttabhyāropayatkṣaṇāt | garutmati tadā devaḥ sarveṣāmabhayaṃ dadau

Translation

اس نے لیلا کے طور پر پل بھر میں بہترین پہاڑ کو اٹھا کر گَرُڑ پر رکھ دیا۔ پھر گَرُتمان پر متمکن دیوتا نے سب کو بےخوفی کا دان عطا کیا۔

Word by Word

• लीलया: playfully, by sport
• लीलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पर्वतश्रेष्ठम्: the best of mountains
• पर्वतश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—श्रेष्ठः पर्वतः

• उत्तभ्य: having lifted up
• उत्तभ्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + स्तम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• आरोपयत्: he placed/raised
• आरोपयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रूप्/रुह् (धातु) (कारणार्थे)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• क्षणात्: in an instant
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/अवधि/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गरुत्मति: on Garuḍa
• गरुत्मति: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुत्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• देवः: the god (Viṣṇu)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: to all (of them)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Generic), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अभयम्: fearlessness, safety
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); नञ्-समास

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, seated on Garuḍa, effortlessly hoists a mighty mountain and sets it upon Garuḍa, while devas receive ‘abhaya’ with relieved faces.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

For the Lord, even the greatest burdens are effortless; refuge in Him culminates in abhaya (fearlessness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is directly praised; the verse supports the cosmic narrative that underlies later tīrtha-māhātmya themes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.