Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

कुमारं गजमारोप्य देवेन्द्रो ह्यग्रगोऽभवत् । सुरसैन्येन महता लोकपालैः समावृतः

Transliteration

kumāraṃ gajamāropya devendro hyagrago'bhavat | surasainyena mahatā lokapālaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ

Translation

Haciendo montar a Kumāra sobre un elefante, Indra marchó en la vanguardia, rodeado por el gran ejército de los dioses y por los guardianes de los mundos.

Word by Word

• कुमारम्: Kumāra
• कुमारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• गजम्: elephant
• गजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having mounted (him) on
• आरोप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); causative sense in usage: ‘having mounted/placed upon’

• देवेन्द्रः: Indra, lord of the gods
• देवेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् इन्द्रः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक

• अग्रगः: going in front, leader
• अग्रगः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्रग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवेन्द्रः)

• अभवत्: became, was
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सुरसैन्येन: with the army of the gods
• सुरसैन्येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुराणां सैन्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• महता: great, huge
• महता: Karaṇa (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सुरसैन्येन)

• लोकपालैः: by/with the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• समावृतः: surrounded, encompassed
• समावृतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आवृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवेन्द्रः इति विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand martial procession: Indra at the front, Kumāra mounted on an elephant, surrounded by a vast deva army and the lokapālas—banners, weapons, and celestial radiance filling the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Indra (Devendra)
• Lokapāla
• Deva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, divine powers unite under the appointed commander to restore cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is within Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedārakṣetra milieu; the verse itself highlights the divine mobilization rather than a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.