Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तथा महर्षिभिस्तत्र तथा देवगणैः सह । एभिः परिवृतः श्रीमाञ्छंकरो लोकशंकरः

Transliteration

tathā maharṣibhistatra tathā devagaṇaiḥ saha | ebhiḥ parivṛtaḥ śrīmāñchaṃkaro lokaśaṃkaraḥ

Translation

Dort war er auch von großen Sehern umgeben und zugleich von den Scharen der Götter begleitet; so erschien der ruhmvolle Śaṅkara—Wohltäter der Welten—von ihnen allen umringt.

Word by Word

• तथा: also/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• महर्षिभिः: by great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय

• देवगणैः: by groups of gods
• देवगणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव+गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—देवानां गणाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (with)

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+वृ (धातु) → परिवृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शंकरः)

• श्रीमान्: glorious, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• शंकरः: Shankara (Shiva)
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लोकशंकरः: benefactor of the world
• लोकशंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक+शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—लोकस्य शंकरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṅkara, radiant and auspicious, stands at center encircled by mahārṣis and hosts of gods—an ordered mandala of reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Maharṣis
• Devagaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is portrayed as the universal benefactor, revered alike by sages and gods—devotion to him harmonizes all orders of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, praising the sacred presence of Śiva in that kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a descriptive glorification of Śiva’s divine assembly.