Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तदा नभोगता वाणी ह्युवाच परिसांत्व्य तान् । शांकरिं च पुरस्कृत्य सर्वे यूय प्रतिष्ठिताः

Transliteration

tadā nabhogatā vāṇī hyuvāca parisāṃtvya tān | śāṃkariṃ ca puraskṛtya sarve yūya pratiṣṭhitāḥ

Translation

Da sprach eine himmlische Stimme, sie tröstend: „Mit Śaṅkarī (Pārvatī) an der Spitze seid ihr alle fest gegründet und beschirmt.“

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• नभोगता: gone into the sky; sky-borne
• नभोगता: Visheshana (Qualifier of vāṇī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—नभसि गता (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• वाणी: a voice
• वाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (particle; indeed/for)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (3rd person singular)

• परिसांत्व्य: having consoled
• परिसांत्व्य: Kriya (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + सम् + त्वि/स्तु (धातु; सान्त्वयति इति causative base)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund/Absolutive), सान्त्वनपूर्वकक्रिया (having consoled)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• शांकरिम्: Śāṅkarī (Pārvatī/Śiva’s consort)
• शांकरिम्: Karma (Object of puraskṛtya/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांकरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front; having honoured
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund), अग्रे कृत्वा (having placed in front/honoured)

• सर्वे: all (of you/they)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Sambodhyamana/Karta (Addressed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Pronoun, Nominative, Plural: you all)

• प्रतिष्ठिताः: are stationed; stand firm
• प्रतिष्ठिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (PPP used predicatively), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural: stationed/established)

Speaker

A celestial voice (Ākāśavāṇī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Above the battlefield, a luminous, formless radiance speaks; devas look upward as fear softens. In the visionary space, Śaṅkarī is implied as the protective forefront—either as a subtle presence or a manifested Devī with calm, commanding gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Ākāśavāṇī (heavenly voice)
• Pārvatī (Śāṅkarī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine assurance dispels fear—when aligned with Śiva-Śakti, devotees and righteous forces stand protected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in the verse; it occurs within the Kedārakhaṇḍa setting associated with Kedāra sacred tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a consoling proclamation.