Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एभिः समेतो जगदेकबंधुर्बभौ तदानीं परमेण वर्चसा । सचंद्रसूर्यानिलवायुना वृतः सलोकपालप्रवरैर्महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

ebhiḥ sameto jagadekabaṃdhurbabhau tadānīṃ parameṇa varcasā | sacaṃdrasūryānilavāyunā vṛtaḥ salokapālapravarairmaharṣibhiḥ

Translation

ولمّا اجتمع بهم، أشرقَ قريبُ العالمِ الأوحدُ آنذاك ببهاءٍ أسمى، مُحاطًا بالقمر والشمس والريح (أنِيلا/فايو)، وبأفاضل حُرّاس العوالم وبالمها رِشيّين.

Word by Word

• एभिः: by these (persons)
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• समेतः: accompanied, together with
• समेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) → समेत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘समागत/सहित’

• जगत्-एक-बंधुः: the sole kinsman of the world
• जगत्-एक-बंधुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘जगतः एकः बन्धुः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बभौ: shone, appeared splendid
• बभौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तदानीम्: then, at that time
• तदानीम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• परमेण: with supreme
• परमेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘श्रेष्ठ/उत्तम’

• वर्चसा: splendour, radiance
• वर्चसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• स: and
• स: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive particle)

• चन्द्र-सूर्य-अनिल-वायुनā: by the moon, sun, wind, and air
• चन्द्र-सूर्य-अनिल-वायुनā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक) + वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (समाहार/समुदाय-रूपेण)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘आवृत/परिवृत’

• स: and
• स: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive particle)

• लोकपाल-प्रवरैः: by the foremost of the world-guardians
• लोकपाल-प्रवरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘लोकपालानां प्रवराः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• महर्षिभिः: by great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva shines with supreme radiance, encircled by Candra and Sūrya, with Vāyu/Anila present; lokapālas and great sages form a luminous court around Him.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candra
• Sūrya
• Anila
• Vāyu
• Lokapālas
• Mahārṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is portrayed as the universal refuge and ‘kinsman of the world,’ revered by cosmic powers and sages alike.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, depicted as a stage where the cosmos gathers to honour Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes the grandeur and sanctifying presence of divine attendants.