Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

गच्छगच्छ महादेव अस्माभिः सहितः प्रभो । ततो विष्णुरुवाचेदं प्रस्तावसदृशंवचः

Transliteration

gacchagaccha mahādeva asmābhiḥ sahitaḥ prabho | tato viṣṇuruvācedaṃ prastāvasadṛśaṃvacaḥ

Translation

«Va, va, ô Mahādeva, ô Seigneur, viens avec nous.» Alors Viṣṇu prononça des paroles dignes de l’instant.

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छ: go (do go)
• गच्छ: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा+देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• अस्माभिः: with us
• अस्माभिः: Sahakāraka (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; सह + इ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्/महादेव)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal/Sequential)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदं: this
• इदं: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; वचः इत्यस्य विशेष्य-निर्देश

• प्रस्ताव-सदृशं: appropriate to the occasion
• प्रस्ताव-सदृशं: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रस्ताव (प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; वचः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (वचस्-शब्दः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing Viṣṇu’s speech

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The assembled beings urge Mahādeva to proceed with them; immediately after, Viṣṇu prepares to speak appropriately to the moment.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine actions and words should be aligned with dharma and with the needs of the moment; devotion is strengthened through harmonious cooperation among the gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with Kedāra (Kedarnath) and its sacred rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse serves as a narrative transition; the explicit ritual instructions begin in the following verses.