Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो हिमवता शंकरो लोकशंकरः । प्रहस्य गिरिराजं तं याहीति प्राह सादरम्

Transliteration

evamukto himavatā śaṃkaro lokaśaṃkaraḥ | prahasya girirājaṃ taṃ yāhīti prāha sādaram

Translation

希马梵如此禀告后，护佑诸世的商羯罗（Śaṅkara）含笑，恭和地对那山王说道：“去吧。”

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• uktaḥ: addressed/spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘उक्त’ (masc nom sg; ‘having been spoken to/said’)

• himavatā: by Himavān (Himalaya)
• himavatā: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (masculine instrumental singular)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• loka-śaṃkaraḥ: benefactor of the worlds
• loka-śaṃkaraḥ: Apposition (Viśeṣya/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी) ‘लोकस्य शंकरः’ (masc nom sg; genitive tatpurusha)

• prahasya: having smiled/laughed
• prahasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) ‘प्रहस्’ (having laughed/smiled)

• girirājam: the king of mountains
• girirājam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी) ‘गिरिणां राजा’ (masc acc sg; genitive tatpurusha)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (masc acc sg; pronoun)

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (imperative, 2nd person singular)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyaprakāśaka (Quotation marker/वाक्यप्रकाशक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (perfect, 3rd person singular)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषणम् ‘आदरेण सह’ (indeclinable adverbial compound: respectfully)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara, called ‘lokashaṅkara’, smiles gently at Himavān and courteously instructs him to depart; the moment is intimate, benevolent, and authoritative.

Characters & Entities

• Himavān
• Śaṅkara
• Girirāja (Himavān)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine authority is gentle and respectful; Śiva’s permission is granted with grace, reflecting dharmic courtesy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan setting is reinforced through the presence of Himavān, the ‘king of mountains.’

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Śiva’s assent/permission.