Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

त्वया निवारिताः कस्माद्वयमाभ्युदये परे । तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा केशवोवाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tvayā nivāritāḥ kasmādvayamābhyudaye pare | teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā keśavovākyamabravīt

Translation

«Pourquoi nous as-tu retenus à l’instant de la grande entreprise ?» Ayant entendu leurs paroles, Keśava répondit.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘by you’

• निवारिताः: restrained/prevented
• निवारिताः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + वार्/वृ (धातु: वारयति ‘to restrain’) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; passive sense ‘restrained’ (refers to ‘वयम्’)

• कस्मात्: why/from what reason
• कस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थ — ‘from what reason/why’ (ablative of cause used adverbially)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• आभ्युदये: in (our) rise/prosperity
• आभ्युदये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभ्युदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in prosperity/at the time of rise’

• परे: great/supreme
• परे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘आभ्युदये’) — ‘supreme/great’

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘वचनम्’)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — ‘having heard’

• केशवः: Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pramathas (first half); Narrator introduces Keśava’s reply (second half)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pramathas confront Viṣṇu, questioning why they were restrained at a critical moment; Viṣṇu (Keśava) prepares a calm, authoritative reply amid a tense gathering.

Characters & Entities

• Pramathas
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even powerful forces must accept restraint under higher counsel to preserve dharma and proper order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedārakhaṇḍa context links the episode to Kedārakṣetra, though the verse itself is conversational.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it sets up Keśava’s instruction to calm the attendants.