Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

त्वया शंभोऽधुना ह्यस्मिन्गिरौ हिमवति प्रभो । प्रकृत्या मिलितोऽसि त्वं न जानासि हि शंकर

Transliteration

tvayā śaṃbho'dhunā hyasmingirau himavati prabho | prakṛtyā milito'si tvaṃ na jānāsi hi śaṃkara

Translation

“噢，商布（Śambhu），噢，主宰——就在此时此地，于这喜马拉雅之山上，你已与原质（Prakṛti）相合；噢，商羯罗（Śaṅkara），你竟似未曾觉知。”

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you/with you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• शंभो: O Śambhu
• शंभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/for)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• हिमवति: in/at Himavat (Himalaya)
• हिमवति: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Vocative singular

• प्रकृत्या: with Prakṛti
• प्रकृत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• मिलितः: joined/united
• मिलितः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिलित (प्रातिपदिक; √मिल्/मिल्-धात्वर्थे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; भूतकालिक-विशेषण (joined)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• जानासि: you know
• जानासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; निश्चय/हेतु

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Vocative singular

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī) (deduced from immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat/Kedāra (contextual)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Śambhu/Śaṅkara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī points out that on this Himalayan mountain Śiva seems united with prakṛti and not recognizing it—an intimate, almost teasing rebuke that underscores divine play and philosophical subtlety.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Himavān/Himālaya
• Prakṛti
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the paradox of claiming transcendence while appearing entangled in nature, prompting self-awareness and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse situates the exchange on Himālaya within Kedārakhaṇḍa, part of the Kedāra sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a philosophical and relational statement within the narrative.