Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा सुरान्सद्यः परिष्वज्य च सादरम् । विष्णुं गुहाशयं सद्यो ब्रह्माणं च सदाशिवः

Transliteration

evamuktvā surānsadyaḥ pariṣvajya ca sādaram | viṣṇuṃ guhāśayaṃ sadyo brahmāṇaṃ ca sadāśivaḥ

Translation

Après avoir ainsi parlé, Sadāśiva embrassa aussitôt les dieux avec respect, et, sur-le-champ, embrassa aussi Viṣṇu —qui demeure dans la caverne— ainsi que Brahmā.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धा॒तु) → uktvā (कृदन्त, त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari-√svaj (धा॒तु) → pariṣvajya (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination conjunction)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गुहाशयम्: dwelling in the cave
• गुहाशयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of विष्णुम्/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhā (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘गुहायाम् आशयः’/‘गुहायाः आशयः’) विशेषणरूपेण

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘सदा शिवः’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims in frame (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sadāśiva, radiant and compassionate, embraces the assembled gods; then embraces Viṣṇu depicted as dwelling in a cave, and Brahmā. The scene conveys warmth, reconciliation, and cosmic order.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Śiva (Śaṃbhu)
• Devas (Surāḥ)
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights divine concord—Śiva honors and embraces the other deities, modeling reverence and unity in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kedārakhaṇḍa context (Kedāra sacred geography), though this particular line focuses on divine interaction rather than naming a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it is a narrative moment emphasizing respectful veneration.