Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

महादेव उवाच । कस्माद्युयं महाभागा ह्यागता मत्समीपगाः । ब्रह्मादयो ह्यमी देवा ब्रूत कारणमद्य वै

Transliteration

mahādeva uvāca | kasmādyuyaṃ mahābhāgā hyāgatā matsamīpagāḥ | brahmādayo hyamī devā brūta kāraṇamadya vai

Translation

Mahādeva dit : «Pour quelle raison, ô bienheureux, êtes-vous venus près de moi ? Vous êtes les dieux à commencer par Brahmā ; dites-moi maintenant la cause.»

Word by Word

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• कस्मात्: from what cause? why?
• कस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate, noble
• महाभागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of यूयम्)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-सूचक

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (as predicate)

• मत्समीपगाः: having come near me
• मत्समीपगाः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-समर्थ) + समीप + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of यूयम्)

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अमी: these
• अमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संकेतार्थक (demonstrative)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ब्रूत: tell (you all)
• ब्रूत: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन

• कारणम्: the reason
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वै: indeed, surely
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā and the devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan Śiva-seat near Kedāra: Mahādeva seated in serene majesty as Brahmā and the devas arrive in reverent formation; the moment is a poised inquiry before revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Deva(s)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the Divine requires clarity and truthfulness; the Devas must state their need openly before Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting frames the episode within Kedāra’s sacred landscape, though the verse is primarily dialogic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative prompt initiating the Devas’ explanation.