Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

ततो वृषभमारुह्य ययौ गिरिजया सह । अन्यैः समेतो भगवान्सुरैरिंद्रादिभिस्तथा

Transliteration

tato vṛṣabhamāruhya yayau girijayā saha | anyaiḥ sameto bhagavānsurairiṃdrādibhistathā

Translation

Dann bestieg der erhabene Herr den Stier und zog weiter, begleitet von Girijā und zudem von anderen Göttern, angeführt von Indra.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• वृषभम्: the bull
• वृषभम्: कर्म (of absolutive action)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: पूर्वक्रिया (पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having mounted'

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गिरिजया: with Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजया: सहकारक/सहयोग
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक/सहयोग
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition: 'with')

• अन्यैः: with others
• अन्यैः: सहकारक/सहयोग
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• समेतः: accompanied
• समेतः: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (assembled/accompanied)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: सहकारक/सहयोग
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• इन्द्रादिभिः: with Indra and others
• इन्द्रादिभिः: सहकारक/सहयोग
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; आदि-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रादयः येषु ते)

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene and ash-smeared, mounts the white bull Nandin; Girijā sits beside him adorned with mountain-flowers. Indra and other devas follow in orderly ranks through a Himalayan valley, banners streaming, clouds parting overhead.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Bhagavān)
• Nandin (bull, implied by vṛṣabha)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Indra
• Devas (Suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s procession with the devas conveys that divine events draw even the highest powers into reverent participation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the movement toward the Gaṅgā-bank setting where Skanda is present, reinforcing the tīrtha’s sanctity in context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse describes a divine journey/procession.