Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

अथ प्रोचुस्तदा सर्वे चंडीं भैरवसंयुताम् । विनास्माभिः कुतो यासि वद चंडि यथा तथा

Transliteration

atha procustadā sarve caṃḍīṃ bhairavasaṃyutām | vināsmābhiḥ kuto yāsi vada caṃḍi yathā tathā

Translation

Alors tous s’adressèrent à Caṇḍī, accompagnée de Bhairava : «Sans nous, où vas-tu ? Dis-le-nous, ô Caṇḍī, exactement comme cela est».

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भ/अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/now)

• प्रोचुः: said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• चण्डीम्: to Caṇḍī
• चण्डीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भैरवसंयुताम्: accompanied by Bhairava
• भैरवसंयुताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (भैरवेण/भैरवस्य संयुता)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय; तृतीयाविभक्त्यर्थे (without; governs instrumental)

• अस्माभिः: by/with us
• अस्माभिः: Sahakarana (Instrument/सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कुतः: from where/how
• कुतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (from where/how)

• यासि: do you go
• यासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वद: tell/say
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• चण्डि: O Caṇḍi
• चण्डि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• यथा: how/as
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थे (as/how)

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूपार्थे (so/thus)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; direct speech by the gaṇa/attendant hosts (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caṇḍī stands with Bhairava at her side; a semicircle of gaṇas addresses her with folded hands, faces eager and anxious, asking where she goes without them.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍī
• Bhairava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine missions are carried out with disciplined companionship; devotees seek clarity and truthful instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha, within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative dialogue requesting truthful explanation.