Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

ततस्तथेति तं प्राह केशवो देवसंसदि । शिरस्ते पूजयिष्यंति देव्याः पूज्यो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tatastatheti taṃ prāha keśavo devasaṃsadi | śiraste pūjayiṣyaṃti devyāḥ pūjyo bhaviṣyasi

Translation

Then Keśava said to him in the assembly of the gods, “So be it. Your head will be worshipped, and you shall become one worthy of worship by the Goddess.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Prayojaka (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: एवम् (thus)

• iti: “thus” (quoting)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण-चिह्न) = quotative particle

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन = Masculine Accusative Singular

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person singular, active

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine Nominative Singular

• deva-saṃsadi: in the assembly of the gods
• deva-saṃsadi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Feminine Locative Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: देवानां संसत् (assembly of the gods)

• śiraḥ: (your) head
• śiraḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter Nominative Singular

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Genitive Singular (of you)

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद = Simple future, 3rd person plural, active

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Feminine Genitive Singular

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pūj + यत्)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भाव्य/योग्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Gerundive/“to be worshipped”, Masculine Nominative Singular

• bhaviṣyasi: you will be
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Simple future, 2nd person singular, active

Speaker

Keśava (Viṣṇu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the celestial court, Keśava pronounces ‘tathāstu’ while devas look on; a symbolic ‘head’ is indicated as destined for Devī’s worship, with a subtle aura of consecration around it.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava
• Viṣṇu
• Devī
• Deva-saṃsad (assembly of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can transform a curse’s outcome into sacred honor—devotion and boon can elevate even a doomed destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the setting is the deva-saṃsad (divine assembly).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied worship (pūjā) of the head and being worship-worthy by the Goddess, but no procedural ritual is detailed.