Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एताः सर्वा विलोक्याथ शिवभक्तो जनार्द्दनः । महर्षीश्च पुरस्कृत्य ह्यमरांश्च तथैव च । अनसूयां पुरस्कृत्य तथैव च ह्यरुंधतीम्

Transliteration

etāḥ sarvā vilokyātha śivabhakto janārddanaḥ | maharṣīśca puraskṛtya hyamarāṃśca tathaiva ca | anasūyāṃ puraskṛtya tathaiva ca hyaruṃdhatīm

Translation

فلما أبصرهنّ جميعًا، تقدّم جناردانا (Janārdana)—المتعبّد لشيفا (Śiva)—مقدّمًا العظماء من الرِّشيّات والآلهة في الصدارة؛ وكرّم كذلك أنسُويا (Anasūyā)، وعلى النحو نفسه أروندَتي (Arundhatī).

Word by Word

• एताः: these (women/ones)
• एताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन (Accusative plural: ‘these’)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (of etāḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with etāḥ)

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Purvakala-kriya (prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√lok (लोक्—धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having seen’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर/प्रारम्भसूचक (then/now)

• शिवभक्तः: devotee of Śiva
• शिवभक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘शिवस्य भक्तः’ (devotee of Śiva)

• जनार्द्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्द्दनः: Karta (apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• महर्षीन्: great sages
• महर्षीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पुरस्कृत्य: having led
• पुरस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras-√kṛ (कृ—धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having placed in front/having led’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: emphasis/causal nuance)

• अमरान्: gods
• अमरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अनसूयाम्: Anasūyā
• अनसूयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anasūyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• पुरस्कृत्य: having led
• पुरस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras-√kṛ (कृ—धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• अरुंधतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुंधतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṃdhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana (Viṣṇu) stands reverently, gesturing forward to seat/precede great sages and devas; Anasūyā and Arundhatī are honored with respectful offerings, creating a calm counterpoint to the surrounding fierce retinue.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Śiva
• Maharṣis
• Amaras (Devas)
• Anasūyā
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion expresses itself as humility—honouring sages, gods, and exemplary dharmic women before acting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, oriented to Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (Kedarnath) and its sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on dhārmic conduct—showing reverence and proper precedence.