Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

चामरै वीर्ज्यमानोऽसौ मुकुटेन विराजितः । ब्रह्मा विष्णुस्तथा चंद्रो लोकपालस्तथैव च

Transliteration

cāmarai vīrjyamāno'sau mukuṭena virājitaḥ | brahmā viṣṇustathā caṃdro lokapālastathaiva ca

Translation

On l’éventait avec des chasse-mouches cāmara, et il resplendissait d’une couronne ; Brahmā, Viṣṇu, la Lune et les Lokapāla, gardiens des mondes, étaient là également.

Word by Word

• cāmaraiḥ: with fly-whisks
• cāmaraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vīrjyamānaḥ: being fanned
• vīrjyamānaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrjya (कृदन्त; √vṛj/√vij? वीज्/वृज्)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of asau)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• mukuṭena: with a crown
• mukuṭena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• virājitaḥ: adorned/illuminated
• virājitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√rāj (धातु) → virājita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of asau)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक

• candraḥ: the Moon
• candraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• lokapālaḥ: guardian of the world
• lokapālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पालः)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śambhu is fanned with white cāmara whisks, crowned and radiant; nearby stand Brahmā (four-faced), Viṣṇu (with śaṅkha-cakra), Soma (moon-god), and the four Lokapālas (Indra, Yama, Varuṇa, Kubera) in attendance amid Himalayan grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Candra
• Lokapālas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s supremacy and universal reverence are shown by the attendance of major deities and lokapālas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, depicted as a place where even Brahmā and Viṣṇu join in honouring Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ceremonial honours—fanning with cāmara and adorning with a crown—are described as part of the festival.