Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

विष्णुश्चापि महाघोषं शंखनादं चकार सः । तच्छ्रुत्वा ये गता देवा रणं हित्वाऽययुः पुनः

Transliteration

viṣṇuścāpi mahāghoṣaṃ śaṃkhanādaṃ cakāra saḥ | tacchrutvā ye gatā devā raṇaṃ hitvā'yayuḥ punaḥ

Translation

Viṣṇu también alzó un gran estruendo, haciendo sonar su caracola. Al oírlo, los dioses que habían huido regresaron de nuevo, abandonando su retirada del campo de batalla.

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Additive particle/अपि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि=also)

• महाघोषम्: a great sound
• महाघोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाघोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (महा + घोष)

• शंखनादम्: conch-blast
• शंखनादम्: Karma (Object in apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंखनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (शंखस्य नादः)

• चकार: made/produced
• चकार: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject reiteration/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that (sound)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (object of hearing)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject of subordinate clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• गताः: gone
• गताः: Kriyā (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (gone)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• रणम्: battle
• रणम्: Karma (Object of abandoning/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हित्वा: having left
• हित्वा: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having abandoned)

• अययुः: went
• अययुः: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu raises the conch and releases a thunderous śaṅkhanāda; fleeing devas halt, turn, and surge back toward the battlefield, their faces regaining resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śaṅkha (conch)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine call (symbolized by the conch) awakens courage and restores resolve to uphold cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha reference appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.