Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तदा हिमाद्रिणा प्रोक्तो विश्वनाथो वरप्रदः । ब्रह्मणा सह संगत्य विष्णुना च तथैव च

Transliteration

tadā himādriṇā prokto viśvanātho varapradaḥ | brahmaṇā saha saṃgatya viṣṇunā ca tathaiva ca

Translation

ثم خاطب هيمادري فيشفاناثا، واهبَ النِّعَم. وكان براهما قد اجتمع معه، وكذلك فيشنو أيضًا.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हिमाद्रिणा: by Himādri (Himalaya)
• हिमाद्रिणा: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ-करण), एकवचन; समासः—हिमस्य अद्रिः

• प्रोक्तः: was spoken/said
• प्रोक्तः: Kriyā (Main predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘was spoken/said’

• विश्वनाथः: Viśvanātha (Lord of the universe)
• विश्वनाथः: Karma (Patient in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विश्वस्य नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वरप्रदः: giver of boons
• वरप्रदः: Karma (Apposition/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—वरं प्रददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• संगत्य: having met
• संगत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having met/assembled’

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (traditional frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himādri stands before Viśvanātha; Brahmā and Viṣṇu are present as honored witnesses, forming a radiant triadic assembly in a Himalayan ritual court.

Characters & Entities

• Himādri (Himavān)
• Viśvanātha (Śiva)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva as Viśvanātha is supreme and boon-giving, and even the highest gods gather in sacred moments to honor divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s overarching frame glorifies Kedāra, where Śiva’s universal lordship is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse describes the auspicious assembly and formal address preceding ceremonial acts.