Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

मनसैव च तत्सर्वं कार्याकार्यं विचार्य च । जगाम शक्रं त्वरितो देवैः सह महायशाः

Transliteration

manasaiva ca tatsarvaṃ kāryākāryaṃ vicārya ca | jagāma śakraṃ tvarito devaiḥ saha mahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Ayant pesé en son esprit tout ce qu’il fallait faire et ne pas faire, l’illustre (Bṛhaspati) se rendit promptement auprès de Śakra (Indra), avec les dieux.

Word by Word

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Kriya-vishesana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय; particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to तत्

• कार्याकार्यम्: duty and non-duty (right and wrong action)
• कार्याकार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य + अकार्य (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; itaretara-द्वन्द्व ‘what should/should not be done’

• विचार्य: having deliberated
• विचार्य: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-चर् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (ल्यप्), ‘having considered’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शक्रम्: to Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• त्वरितः: hastened/quick
• त्वरितः: Karta-visheshana (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक; त्वर् धातोः क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective to (बृहस्पतिः)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (companionship sense)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय; postposition ‘with’

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Karta-visheshana (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘great in fame’ (bahu-meaning adjective)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati rises from counsel and strides swiftly with the devas toward Indra, the group moving like a purposeful procession through a Himalayan landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Śakra/Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action begins with discernment (kārya–akārya-vicāra) and proceeds swiftly with dharmic guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it advances the Kedāra-khaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes counsel and action rather than a ritual.