Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वैर्भवद्भिश्च गंतव्यं यत्र स प्रभुः । अवज्ञा हि कृता पूर्वं महेंद्रेण तवानघ

Transliteration

tasmātsarvairbhavadbhiśca gaṃtavyaṃ yatra sa prabhuḥ | avajñā hi kṛtā pūrvaṃ maheṃdreṇa tavānagha

Translation

فلذلك يجب عليكم جميعًا أن تذهبوا إلى حيث يقيم ذلك الربّ. فقد أبدى ماهيندرا (إندرا) من قبلُ احتقارًا، يا من لا دنس فيه.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Kartr-sahacara (Agent’s associate/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Kartr-sahacara (Agent’s associate/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-‘you (hon.)’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• गन्तव्यम्: must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय—‘should be gone/one must go’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

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

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अवज्ञा: disrespect/insult
• अवज्ञा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कृता: done/committed
• कृता: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘done’ (agreeing with अवज्ञा)

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/before)

• मह-इन्द्रेण: by Mahendra
• मह-इन्द्रेण: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् संबोधन—‘sinless one’

Speaker

Śacī (as quoted within Lomaśa’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Śiva’s kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A leader addresses an assembly—hands gesturing toward a distant Himalayan shrine; the group prepares to depart, carrying staffs and waterpots, faces set with penitence and determination.

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Prabhu (contextually a revered authority figure in the episode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect (avajñā) toward a worthy authority is a serious dharmic fault; rectification begins by approaching the offended or the one who can restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is mentioned; it is a directional instruction within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is specified; the prescription is to go/approach (gantavyam) for resolution.