Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

प्राकारकर्णनामासावुलूकः शिवपर्वते । स ज्ञास्यति महीपालमिंद्रद्युम्नं न संशयः

Transliteration

prākārakarṇanāmāsāvulūkaḥ śivaparvate | sa jñāsyati mahīpālamiṃdradyumnaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Trên núi của Thần Śiva có một con cú tên Prākārakarṇa. Nó sẽ nhận ra và chỉ rõ vua Indradyumna—điều ấy không còn nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• prākārakarṇa-nāmā: named Prākārakarṇa
• prākārakarṇa-nāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākāra (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य नाम प्राकारकर्णः)

• āsau: that (person)
• āsau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; दूरवाचक सर्वनाम

• ulūkaḥ: owl
• ulūkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ulūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• śiva-parvate: on Śiva’s mountain
• śiva-parvate: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śivasya parvataḥ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• jñāsyati: will know/recognize
• jñāsyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahīpālam: the king (protector of the earth)
• mahīpālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahīyāḥ pālaḥ)

• iṃdradyumnam: Indradyumna
• iṃdradyumnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṃdradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Nāḍījaṃgha (contextual, continuing speech; inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiva-parvata (unnamed specific peak within the narrative)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a rugged Shaiva mountain, an owl named Prākārakarṇa perches on a stone parapet or cliff-edge, eyes luminous; below, seekers look upward as the owl indicates the whereabouts of King Indradyumna.

Characters & Entities

• Prākārakarṇa
• Śivaparvata
• Indradyumna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred landscapes, guidance arises through unexpected beings; divine purpose arranges right knowledge at the right place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivaparvata (Śiva’s mountain) is referenced as a sacred locale associated with Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.