Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वैर्भवद्भिश्च गंतव्यं यत्र स प्रभुः । अवज्ञा हि कृता पूर्वं महेंद्रेण तवानघ

Transliteration

tasmātsarvairbhavadbhiśca gaṃtavyaṃ yatra sa prabhuḥ | avajñā hi kṛtā pūrvaṃ maheṃdreṇa tavānagha

Translation

Ainsi, vous tous devez vous rendre là où se tient ce Seigneur. Car jadis, ô irréprochable, Mahendra (Indra) fit preuve de mépris.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Kartr-sahacara (Agent’s associate/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Kartr-sahacara (Agent’s associate/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-‘you (hon.)’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• गन्तव्यम्: must go
• गन्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गन्तव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय—‘should be gone/one must go’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभुः: the Lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अवज्ञा: disrespect/insult
• अवज्ञा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कृता: done/committed
• कृता: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘done’ (agreeing with अवज्ञा)

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/before)

• मह-इन्द्रेण: by Mahendra
• मह-इन्द्रेण: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् संबोधन—‘sinless one’

Speaker

Śacī (as quoted within Lomaśa’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Śiva’s kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A leader addresses an assembly—hands gesturing toward a distant Himalayan shrine; the group prepares to depart, carrying staffs and waterpots, faces set with penitence and determination.

Characters & Entities

• Mahendra (Indra)
• Prabhu (contextually a revered authority figure in the episode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect (avajñā) toward a worthy authority is a serious dharmic fault; rectification begins by approaching the offended or the one who can restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is mentioned; it is a directional instruction within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is specified; the prescription is to go/approach (gantavyam) for resolution.