Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तावद्दृष्टो महादेवो देवैश्च परिवारितः । तदा ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्चैव सुरैः सह

Transliteration

tāvaddṛṣṭo mahādevo devaiśca parivāritaḥ | tadā brahmā ca viṣṇuśca rudraścaiva suraiḥ saha

Translation

À cet instant, Mahādeva apparut, entouré des dieux ; et là se tenaient Brahmā et Viṣṇu, ainsi que Rudra, avec les cohortes célestes.

Word by Word

• तावत्: then, at that time
• तावत्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय (until then/so much)

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महा + देव (कर्मधारय), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवैः: by/with the gods
• देवैः: Karaṇa (Association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु) → परिवारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे (prepositional indeclinable), तृतीया-सहचर्ये

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (deduced narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden vision: Mahādeva appears encircled by devas; nearby stand Brahmā and Viṣṇu, with Rudra and celestial hosts—an overwhelming tableau of divine hierarchy and harmony.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Devas
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine darśana is the culmination of sacred effort; the highest gods themselves participate in honoring Mahādeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya setting, framed as a cosmic meeting-ground where the gods assemble around Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is descriptive of a divine assembly (sabhā/darśana) rather than a ritual injunction.