Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

तेषां मध्ये गतो विष्णुः श्रियोपेतः सुरारिहा

Transliteration

teṣāṃ madhye gato viṣṇuḥ śriyopetaḥ surārihā

Translation

Au milieu d’eux s’avançait Viṣṇu—accompagné de Śrī (Lakṣmī), le pourfendeur des ennemis des dieux.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of them)

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (in the middle)

• गतः: gone/standing (having gone)
• गतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Nominative singular agreeing with विष्णुः

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• श्रिया: with Śrī (Lakṣmī/splendor)
• श्रिया: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with Śrī)

• उपेतः: attended/endowed
• उपेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप√इ (धातु) → उपेत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Nominative singular (endowed/attended)

• सुरारिहा: slayer of the enemies of the gods
• सुरारिहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + अरि + हन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् अरिणां हन्ता); Nominative singular (epithet of Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu stands/moves at the center of a radiant group, Lakṣmī beside him; surrounding attendants form a protective ring; the composition emphasizes centrality, auspiciousness, and divine guardianship.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa presents divine unity: Viṣṇu’s presence in a Śaiva setting underscores harmony among deities in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārnātha and its Himalayan sacred sphere, as framed by the Kedāra Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights Viṣṇu’s divine presence and attributes.