Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

अभ्युत्थायागतो रुद्रः परिष्वज्य तदा नृपम् । अर्द्धासनगतं कृत्वा इंद्रसेनं ततोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

abhyutthāyāgato rudraḥ pariṣvajya tadā nṛpam | arddhāsanagataṃ kṛtvā iṃdrasenaṃ tato'bravīt

Translation

Rudra se levantó y avanzó; abrazó al rey y luego sentó a Indrasena en la mitad de su propio asiento, y después le habló.

Word by Word

• अभ्युत्थाय: having risen
• अभ्युत्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having risen up)

• आगतः: came
• आगतः: Karta (Predicate participle of रुद्रः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (having come)

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Shiva)
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having embraced)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अर्द्धासनगतम्: seated on half the seat
• अर्द्धासनगतम्: Karma (Object complement with इंद्रसेनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (अर्द्धे आसने गतः इति; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (made to sit on half the seat)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having made/done)

• इंद्रसेनम्: Indrasena
• इंद्रसेनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंद्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Kālādhi karaṇa (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (implied source of this grace)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra rises from His seat, strides forward, embraces King Indrasena, and seats him on half His throne—an intimate, royal-divine tableau of acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Indrasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is personal and honoring—He receives the devotee with intimacy, not mere judgement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Shaiva Mahatmya underlies the episode, culminating in audience with Rudra in His abode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse depicts bhakti’s fruit—Śiva’s direct welcome and instruction.