Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

पुष्पवर्षेण महता ववृषुर्विबुधास्तथा । तदा प्रसन्नमभवत्सर्वं त्रैलोक्यमेव च

Transliteration

puṣpavarṣeṇa mahatā vavṛṣurvibudhāstathā | tadā prasannamabhavatsarvaṃ trailokyameva ca

Translation

Et les célestes firent pleuvoir une grande averse de fleurs. Alors, vraiment, les trois mondes tout entiers devinrent sereins et joyeux.

Word by Word

• पुष्पवर्षेण: with a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्प + वर्ष)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; साधन/करणार्थे (instrumental)

• महता: great, abundant
• महता: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुष्पवर्षेण इत्यस्य)

• ववृषुः: they rained down
• ववृषुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• विबुधाः: the gods
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• प्रसन्नम्: pleased, serene
• प्रसन्नम्: Visheshya-predicate (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (सर्वं त्रैलोक्यम् इत्यस्य)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रैलोक्यम् इत्यस्य)

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि-लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), in narration to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) tīrtha-yātrā interlocutors (often sages/pilgrims)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast Himalayan sacred landscape; devas in the sky showering flowers; the three worlds symbolically calmed—gentle light, stillness, and rejoicing beings.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhas (celestials)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence restores harmony—cosmic auspiciousness is portrayed as peace spreading across all realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s sacred Himalayan atmosphere is reinforced; no single tīrtha is explicitly named in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a celestial omen (flower-rain) marking the auspiciousness of the event.