Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तदा ते प्रमथाः सर्वे पुरस्कृत्य कुमारकम् । युयुधुः संयुगे तत्र वीरभद्रादयो गणाः

Transliteration

tadā te pramathāḥ sarve puraskṛtya kumārakam | yuyudhuḥ saṃyuge tatra vīrabhadrādayo gaṇāḥ

Translation

Da stellten alle Pramathas den göttlichen Kumāra an die Spitze; und dort im Kampf stritten die Gaṇas—Vīrabhadra und die übrigen.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• प्रमथाः: Pramathas (Śiva’s attendants)
• प्रमथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; adjective

• पुरस्कृत्य: having put in front/leading with
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) — having placed in front/honoured

• कुमारकम्: the boy (Kumāra/Skanda)
• कुमारकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• युयुधुः: they fought
• युयुधुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• संयुगे: in the battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

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

• वीरभद्रादयः: Vīrabhadra and others
• वीरभद्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; ‘X-ādi’ group

• गणाः: the troops
• गणाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pramathas surge forward with Kumāra at the head; Vīrabhadra and gaṇas form a spearhead formation, weapons raised, banners and drums marking the charge.

Characters & Entities

• Pramathas
• Kumāra
• Vīrabhadra
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine leadership (Kumāra) and devoted service (Gaṇas) together represent organized protection of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra region as the section’s sacred setting; the verse itself is martial narrative, not a direct tīrtha-phala statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.