Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तथा चेंद्रादयो देवा गंधर्वाः समरुद्गणाः । ब्रह्मणा कथितं सर्वं त्वष्टुश्चैतच्चिकीर्षितम्

Transliteration

tathā ceṃdrādayo devā gaṃdharvāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ | brahmaṇā kathitaṃ sarvaṃ tvaṣṭuścaitaccikīrṣitam

Translation

So wurden auch Indra und die übrigen Götter—zusammen mit den Gandharvas und den Scharen der Maruts—von Brahmā über alles unterrichtet, auch über das, was Tvaṣṭṛ zu vollbringen gedachte.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/likewise)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (and)

• indra-ādayaḥ: Indra and others
• indra-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम् (Indra and others)

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

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sa-marud-gaṇāḥ: together with the Marut hosts
• sa-marud-gaṇāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + marut (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मरुद्गणैः सह (सह-समास/स-समास)

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• kathitam: was told
• kathitam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kath (कथ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘कथित’ = told

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• tvaṣṭuḥ: of Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (and)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cikīrṣitam: intended (to be done)
• cikīrṣitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; देशिदेरट्-प्रत्ययान्त (desiderative) कृदन्त—‘चिकीर्षित’ = wished/intended to do

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā addressing Indra, Maruts, and Gandharvas in a celestial court; Indra attentive with vajra; Maruts in formation; Gandharvas with instruments; a subtle motif of Tvaṣṭṛ’s ritual implements in the background indicating his intent.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Deva
• Gandharva
• Marutgaṇa
• Brahmā
• Tvaṣṭṛ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action begins with right understanding—Brahmā clarifies causes and intentions before the devas respond.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region frames the chapter, but this verse is primarily mythic-historical, not a direct tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned in this verse.