Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सप्तलोकात्समानीतो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । वैकुंठाच्च तथा विष्णुः समानीतो मरवं प्रति

Transliteration

saptalokātsamānīto brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | vaikuṃṭhācca tathā viṣṇuḥ samānīto maravaṃ prati

Translation

Aus den sieben Welten wurde Brahmā, der Pitāmaha, der Ahn der Welten, dorthin gebracht; und ebenso wurde Viṣṇu aus Vaikuṇṭha herbeigeführt, in Richtung Marava.

Word by Word

• सप्तलोकात्: from the seven worlds
• सप्तलोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + लोक (प्रातिपदिक); ‘सप्त-लोक’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (सप्त लोकाः)

• समानीतः: was brought
• समानीतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी (धातु) → समानीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was brought’ (passive sense)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: grandfather of the world
• लोकपितामहः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक); ‘लोक-पितामह’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘लोकस्य पितामहः’)

• वैकुण्ठात्: from Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

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

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (also)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समानीतः: was brought
• समानीतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी (धातु) → समानीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was brought’

• मरवम्: to Marava (place)
• मरवम्: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देशः

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Pratiyogi/Direction (दिशा/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्ग-निपातः, गत्यर्थे (preposition: ‘towards/to’)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Marava (within Kedāra-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devotee/ṛṣi audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic cosmic descent: Brahmā with four faces arriving from layered worlds, Viṣṇu descending from Vaikuṇṭha with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma, both moving toward Marava/Kedāra; the Himalayan sky opens with radiant pathways.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Sapta-lokas
• Marava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative elevates the event as universally significant—so great that even Brahmā and Viṣṇu are depicted as arriving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse names “Marava” as the destination in this episode within Kedārakhaṇḍa, suggesting a sanctified locale connected to the Kedāra sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it reports the arrival/summoning of Brahmā and Viṣṇu.