Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं बृहस्पतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तेऽपि दिवौकसः । चिंतामापेदिरे सर्वे लोकपाला महेश्वराः

Transliteration

evaṃ bṛhaspatervākyaṃ śrutvā te'pi divaukasaḥ | ciṃtāmāpedire sarve lokapālā maheśvarāḥ

Translation

বৃহস্পতিৰ বাক্য শুনি স্বৰ্গবাসী সেই লোকপালসকল—সকলো মহেশ্বৰ—চিন্তাত আচ্ছন্ন হ’ল।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• बृहस्पतेः: of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle of addition/emphasis)

• दिवौकसः: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• दिवौकसः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• चिन्ताम्: anxiety/thought
• चिन्ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• आपेदिरे: they fell into/experienced
• आपेदिरे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; विशेषण

• लोकपालाः: world-guardians
• लोकपालाः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• महेश्वराः: great lords
• महेश्वराः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Bṛhaspati–Indra episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) interlocutor(s) receiving Kedāra-mahātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly: Bṛhaspati speaks; the lokapālas and devas exchange worried glances, their crowns dimmed by apprehension, with a distant omen of Śiva’s wrath.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Divaukasaḥ (devas)
• Lokapālas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted powers become anxious when dharma is mishandled; wise counsel prompts reflection and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; it is a narrative transition within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.