Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । रावणेन वयं सर्वे निर्जिता मुनिभिः सह । प्रसादयितुमायाताः शिवं लोकेश्वरेश्वरम्

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | rāvaṇena vayaṃ sarve nirjitā munibhiḥ saha | prasādayitumāyātāḥ śivaṃ lokeśvareśvaram

Translation

Die Götter sprachen: „Wir alle, zusammen mit den Weisen, sind von Rāvaṇa besiegt worden. Wir sind gekommen, um Śivas Gunst zu erflehen, des Herrn der Herren der Welten.“

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• rāvaṇena: by Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇena: Karana/Agent-in-passive (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• nirjitāḥ: defeated
• nirjitāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + √ji (धातु) + क्त (past passive participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (having been defeated)

• munibhiḥ: with sages
• munibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• prasādayitum: to propitiate
• prasādayitum: Prayojana (Purpose/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √sad (धातु; causative sense ‘to propitiate’) + तुमुन् (infinitive)
• Form: कृदन्त; तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य (purpose)

• āyātāḥ: have come
• āyātāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √yā (धातु) + क्त (past active participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तरि-भूतकृदन्त

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• loka-īśvara-īśvaram: the Lord of the lords of the worlds
• loka-īśvara-īśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘लोकेश्वर-ईश्वर’ = lord of the lords of the worlds

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (not specified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and sages, heads bowed, hands folded, confess defeat by Rāvaṇa and declare their purpose: to propitiate Śiva, Lord of the worlds’ lords.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Śiva
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When worldly power fails, true refuge is Śiva; surrender and seeking prasāda restores dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śiva’s sovereignty is praised; within Kedārakhaṇḍa this supports Kedāra’s status as a place to seek Śiva’s prasāda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prasādana (propitiation) of Śiva is indicated generally, without specifying a particular vrata or rite in this verse.