Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पतितः पुनरुत्थाय शनैरुन्मील्य लोचने । पुरतः स्थितमालोक्य विष्णुं सर्वगुहाशयम्

Transliteration

patitaḥ punarutthāya śanairunmīlya locane | purataḥ sthitamālokya viṣṇuṃ sarvaguhāśayam

Translation

Étand tombé, il se releva et ouvrit lentement les yeux. Voyant Vishnu debout devant lui — qui demeure dans la grotte la plus intime de tous les êtres — il le contempla clairement.

Word by Word

• पतितः: having fallen
• पतितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• उन्मील्य: opening
• उन्मील्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + मील् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• लोचने: (his) two eyes
• लोचने: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), द्विवचन

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• स्थितम्: standing
• स्थितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् इति विशेषणम्

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• सर्व-गुहा-आशयम्: dwelling in all caves/hidden places
• सर्व-गुहा-आशयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गुहा (प्रातिपदिक) + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वासु गुहासु आशयः यस्य)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor/sages in Kedāra-khaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The asura rises from the ground, eyes slowly opening; before him stands Viṣṇu, radiant and still, suggesting the indweller revealed at the moment of awakening.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is not only a battlefield protector but the indwelling presence (sarva-guhāśaya) within all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with Kedāra-kṣetra’s sacred geography, though this verse emphasizes inner theology.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.