Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

चामरैर्वीज्यमानोऽसौ सुरैर्बहुभिरावृतः । तदा तु व्रजमानास्त ऋषयो बहवो ह्यमी

Transliteration

cāmarairvījyamāno'sau surairbahubhirāvṛtaḥ | tadā tu vrajamānāsta ṛṣayo bahavo hyamī

Translation

Von cāmara-Fächern umweht und von vielen Devas umgeben, zog er weiter. Zur selben Zeit bewegten sich auch zahlreiche ṛṣis in diesem Zug.

Word by Word

• चामरैः: with yak-tail fans
• चामरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करणवाचक

• वीज्यमानः: being fanned
• वीज्यमानः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √वीज् (धातु) + वीज्यमान (कृदन्त; मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि मान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to असौ)

• असौ: he/that one
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुरैः: by/with gods
• सुरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सहार्थे (with/by)

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment qualifier/सह-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to सुरैः)

• आवृतः: surrounded
• आवृतः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√वृ (धातु) + आवृत (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to असौ)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• व्रजमानाः: going
• व्रजमानाः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु) + व्रजमान (कृदन्त; शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदे मान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to ऋषयः)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (to ऋषयः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अमी: these
• अमी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience (unspecified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and devas proceed while attendants wave cāmara whisks; alongside, numerous sages walk with composed faces, merging celestial pomp with ascetic dignity.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity is honored through reverent service, and the righteous (Ṛṣis) naturally gather where Śiva’s presence is celebrated.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha (Kedārakhaṇḍa context within the Skanda Purāṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it describes devotional honor (sevā) in a sacred procession.