Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

विमानमारुह्य तदा महात्मा वैरोचनिः सर्वबलेन सार्द्धम् । दैत्यैः समेतो विविधैर्महाबलैः सुरान्प्रदुद्राव महाभयावहम्

Transliteration

vimānamāruhya tadā mahātmā vairocaniḥ sarvabalena sārddham | daityaiḥ sameto vividhairmahābalaiḥ surānpradudrāva mahābhayāvaham

Translation

Dann bestieg der großherzige Vairocani ein Vimāna, zusammen mit seiner gesamten Streitmacht; begleitet von vielen mächtigen Daityas jagte er die Devas in die Flucht und verbreitete gewaltigen Schrecken.

Word by Word

• विमानम्: a chariot/aircraft
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• महात्मा: the great-souled one
• महात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• वैरोचनिः: Vairocani (son of Virocana)
• वैरोचनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरोचनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वबलेन: with all (his) strength/army
• सर्वबलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वं बलम्’ इति (with all (his) forces/strength)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with/together)

• दैत्यैः: with the demons
• दैत्यैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• समेतः: accompanied, joined
• समेतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘वैरोचनिः’)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘महाबलैः/दैत्यैः’)

• महाबलैः: very strong
• महाबलैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘दैत्यैः’)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रदुद्राव: chased, drove (them) away
• प्रदुद्राव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महाभयावहम्: bringing great terror
• महाभयावहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (पूर्वपद) + भय (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महाभयं आवहति’ इति (bringing great fear), विशेषण (qualifying implied act/agent)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vairocani rises in a radiant vimāna above a massed host of Daityas; below, Devas scatter in retreat as the sky fills with banners, sparks, and ominous shadow.

Characters & Entities

• Vairocani
• Daityas
• Devas
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power and force can create fear, but Purāṇic narratives frame such might as unstable when not rooted in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it serves the larger Kedāra-khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.