Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तथेति मत्वा नंदी तं पर्वतं च हिमाचलम् । आनयामास स तथा शंकरं लोकशंकरम्

Transliteration

tatheti matvā naṃdī taṃ parvataṃ ca himācalam | ānayāmāsa sa tathā śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram

Translation

难丁心念“如是”，便将那座山——喜马遮罗——带到彼处；由此成就与商羯罗、诸世间的施福者相会。

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus)

• iti: thus/so (quoting)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• matvā: having thought
• matvā: Sambandha (Prior action/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having thought/considered)

• naṃdī: Nandin
• naṃdī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṃdin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• parvatam: mountain
• parvatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; tam इत्यस्य विशेष्य

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• himācalam: Himācala (snow-mountain)
• himācalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; parvatam इत्यस्य विशेषण/पर्याय

• ānayāmāsa: brought
• ānayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• tathā: likewise/thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise/thus)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• lokaśaṃkaram: benefactor of the world
• lokaśaṃkaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (loka-śaṃkara = 'benefactor of the world'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; śaṃkaram इत्यस्य विशेषण (epithet)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandin, having accepted the command, brings Himācala (personified mountain) into Śiva’s vicinity; the scene conveys scale—massive mountain presence guided by the devoted gaṇa—culminating in the auspicious meeting with Śaṅkara.

Characters & Entities

• Nandin
• Himācala/Himavān
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sevā (service) by the Lord’s attendants becomes the bridge that grants devotees divine proximity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Himalayan sacred space where Śaṅkara is approached through Nandin’s mediation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicit; it exemplifies sevā and obedience as devotional disciplines.