Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादिभिः कृतं तेन सर्वमभ्युदयोचितम् । ग्रहाणां पूजनं चक्रे कश्यपो ब्रह्मणा युतः

Transliteration

brahmādibhiḥ kṛtaṃ tena sarvamabhyudayocitam | grahāṇāṃ pūjanaṃ cakre kaśyapo brahmaṇā yutaḥ

Translation

Von Brahmā und den anderen vollzogen, war alles so geordnet, wie es sich für Gedeihen und glückverheißenden Erfolg ziemt. Dann vollzog Kaśyapa — vereint mit Brahmā — die Verehrung der Grahas (Planetengottheiten).

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मादिभिः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादिभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम् (बहुवचन-निर्देशे 'आदि' प्रयोगः; तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (PPP)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• अभ्युदयोचितम्: appropriate for prosperity/auspicious rise
• अभ्युदयोचितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्युदय + उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—अभ्युदयाय उचितम् (चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः)

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets
• ग्रहाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणा: with Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• युतः: accompanied
• युतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि (PPP): 'joined/associated'

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā and other deities/sages arrange an auspicious ritual space; Kaśyapa and Brahmā perform graha worship with nine symbolic icons, lamps, and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kaśyapa
• Grahas (planetary deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious undertakings are supported by harmonizing cosmic influences through dharmic worship and orderly rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the narrative backdrop; the verse emphasizes ritual auspiciousness rather than naming a new tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Grahapūjā—worship of the planetary deities as part of an abhyudaya (auspicious success) framework.