Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अथाग्रे सर्वदेवानां स्थितो वीरो ययौ मुदा । तस्य केतुरलं भाति चरणायुधशोभितः

Transliteration

athāgre sarvadevānāṃ sthito vīro yayau mudā | tasya keturalaṃ bhāti caraṇāyudhaśobhitaḥ

Translation

Alors le héros, placé à l’avant de tous les dieux, s’avança dans la joie. Son étendard brillait d’un vif éclat, orné de l’emblème des pieds devenus armes.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभावप्रायम्; स्थानवाचक (locative adverb: in front)

• सर्व-देवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्व-देवानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे देवाः)

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject; state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (Instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक

• तस्य: his
• तस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• केतुः: banner/standard
• केतुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अलम्: exceedingly
• अलम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थक/अत्यर्थक (indeclinable: exceedingly/indeed)

• भाति: shines
• भाति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चरण-आयुध-शोभितः: adorned with foot-weapons
• चरण-आयुध-शोभितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (qualifying केतुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (प्रातिपदिक; शुभ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—चरणायुधेन शोभितः (adorned by foot-weapons/spurs)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda stands at the very front of the assembled gods and advances with joy; his banner blazes, marked with an emblem of weaponed feet, shining as an omen of victory.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda/Guha
• Devas
• Ketu (banner/standard)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous leadership places itself at the forefront; divine courage uplifts the devas and restores order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse depicts the divine march and auspicious signs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive of divine procession and auspicious insignia.