Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एतादृशं महाभीमं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः । ध्यायंतं च महादेवं सर्वेषां चाभयप्रदम्

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ mahābhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | dhyāyaṃtaṃ ca mahādevaṃ sarveṣāṃ cābhayapradam

Translation

Als die Götter samt Indra diesen überaus ehrfurchtgebietenden Anblick sahen, erblickten sie Mahādeva, in Meditation versunken, den Spender der Furchtlosigkeit für alle.

Word by Word

• एतादृशम्: such (as this)
• एतादृशम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महाभीमम्: very terrible
• महाभीमम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभीम (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भीम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं भीमम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालक्रिया (having seen)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सवासवाः: together with Indra (Vāsava)
• सवासवाः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-वासव (प्रातिपदिक; सह + वासव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः/उपपदसमासः (वासवैः सह)

• ध्यायन्तम्: meditating
• ध्यायन्तम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (meditating)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अभयप्रदम्: giver of fearlessness
• अभयप्रदम्: कर्म (Object; epithet of Mahādeva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; अभयम् + प्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अभयं प्रददाति)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas with Indra stand at a respectful distance, beholding Mahādeva seated in profound meditation—terrible in majesty yet radiating protection; the atmosphere is charged with stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods seek the shelter of Mahādeva; his meditation signifies supreme protection and fearlessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative setting remains Dharmāraṇya; the holiness is expressed through Śiva’s presence there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse highlights darśana (beholding) of the meditating Lord as spiritually protective.