Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य सर्वे देवाः शतक्रतोः । ऊचुर्विह्वलिता एनं देवराजानमद्भुतम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya sarve devāḥ śatakratoḥ | ūcurvihvalitā enaṃ devarājānamadbhutam

Translation

Als sie seine Worte vernahmen, sprachen alle Götter des Śatakratu (Indra), bestürzt und erschüttert, zu jenem wunderbaren König der Götter.

Word by Word

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• śatakratoḥ: of Śatakratu (Indra)
• śatakratoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatakratu (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-पर्याय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• vihvalitāḥ: bewildered, agitated
• vihvalitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vihvalita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √hval/√hval? ‘to be agitated’ से निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषण

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enad-series)

• devarājānam: the king of the gods
• devarājānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: देवानां राजा), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• adbhutam: wonderful, astonishing
• adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (devarājānam)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages, by context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A trembling assembly of devas surrounds Indra; their faces show shock and concern as they address him in a charged celestial council.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Śatakratu (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Communal concern and counsel support the fallen; dharma is reinforced through guidance and collective responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.