Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अस्माभिः सहिता देवि गच्छगच्छ वरानने

Transliteration

asmābhiḥ sahitā devi gacchagaccha varānane

Translation

হে দেবী, হে সুমুখী! আমাদের সঙ্গে এসো, এসো।

Word by Word

• अस्माभिः: by us / with us
• अस्माभिः: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सहायक) — pronoun, plural, instrumental case

• सहिता: accompanied / together (with)
• सहिता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — feminine, nominative singular

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — feminine, vocative singular

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular

• गच्छ: go (quickly)
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular (repetition for emphasis)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (वरम् आननम् यस्याः/या) — feminine, vocative singular

Speaker

Vijayā (continuing counsel)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small group respectfully beckons a radiant Devī—‘come, come’—as they set out along a Himalayan path toward a Śaiva sacred presence.

Characters & Entities

• Vijayā
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual friends encourage swift movement toward the divine—do not delay when reconciliation and right action are needed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; it is a transitional narrative line within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it is an instruction to proceed (to approach Śiva).