Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

के ग्रहाः के उडुगणाः के बाध्यंते त्वया कृताः । विमुक्तं चाधुना देवि शर्वार्थं वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

ke grahāḥ ke uḍugaṇāḥ ke bādhyaṃte tvayā kṛtāḥ | vimuktaṃ cādhunā devi śarvārthaṃ varavarṇini

Translation

Quelles planètes, quelles constellations, et quels êtres as-tu contraints, les rendant tels par ton œuvre? Et maintenant, ô Déesse, qu’as-tu libéré pour le dessein de Śarva, ô la plus belle?

Word by Word

• के: which/what (ones)
• के: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ग्रहाः: planets/seizers
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• के: which
• के: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• उडु-गणाः: groups of stars/constellations
• उडु-गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उडु (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘उडूनां गणाः’

• के: which
• के: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• बाध्यन्ते: are afflicted/are bound
• बाध्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘are afflicted/are constrained’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-हेतु (by you)

• कृताः: made/caused
• कृताः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (understood with preceding subjects)

• विमुक्तम्: released/freed
• विमुक्तम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

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

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• शर्व-अर्थम्: for Śarva's sake
• शर्व-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-अर्थे द्वितीया (purpose): ‘शर्वस्य अर्थम्/हितम्’

• वर-वर्णिनि: O excellent-complexioned one
• वर-वर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘वरा वर्णिनी’ (of excellent complexion)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional question posed to Devī: above them a celestial dome with planets and nakṣatras; below, beings bound by subtle cords; one cord is cut, signifying release for Śiva’s work.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Grahāḥ
• Uḍugaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic forces (grahas and stars) operate under divine Śakti; destiny is not merely mechanical but governed by the Goddess for Śiva’s divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting links the teaching to Kedārakṣetra’s Śaiva sanctity, though no single tīrtha is named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an inquiry about cosmic binding and release.