Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

स्तुवतां चैव देवानामुवाच परमेश्वरः । त्रासं कुर्वंतु मा सर्वे रेतसानेन पीडिताः

Transliteration

stuvatāṃ caiva devānāmuvāca parameśvaraḥ | trāsaṃ kurvaṃtu mā sarve retasānena pīḍitāḥ

Translation

Und während die Götter Ihn priesen, sprach Parameśvara: „Keiner von euch soll sich fürchten, auch wenn ihr von diesem retas, dem Lebenssamen, bedrängt seid.“

Word by Word

• स्तुवताम्: of (those) praising
• स्तुवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle) — 'of those who are praising'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रासम्: fear/terror
• त्रासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुर्वन्तु: let (them) do/make
• कुर्वन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रेतसा: by semen
• रेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• पीडिताः: afflicted/tormented
• पीडिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) → पीडित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Śiva (Parameśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas stand in reverent praise before Parameśvara; Śiva raises a calming hand, speaking words that dissolve their terror of the potent retas.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Parameśvara)
• Devas
• Retas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva removes fear and steadies the devas—divine compassion safeguards beings even amid overwhelming cosmic forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the implied sacred scene where Śiva directly addresses the devas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the instruction is ethical-spiritual: abandon fear under Śiva’s protection.