Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तदा शिवं पुरस्कृत्याभ्यव जह्रुः सुरेश्वराः । तथा सर्वे मिलित्वा तु ऐकपद्येन मोदिताः

Transliteration

tadā śivaṃ puraskṛtyābhyava jahruḥ sureśvarāḥ | tathā sarve militvā tu aikapadyena moditāḥ

Translation

Puis les seigneurs des dieux, plaçant Śiva à l’avant, lui offrirent des salutations révérencieuses; et tous, rassemblés, se réjouirent d’un même élan, dans une louange unanime.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्+कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘पुरस्कृत्य’ = अग्रे कृत्वा (having placed in front / having made leader)

• अभ्यव: towards (thereupon)
• अभ्यव: Kriya-viseshana (Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि+अव (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्रयोग)
• Form: गत्यर्थक-अव्यय/उपसर्गवत् प्रयोगः; ‘अभ्यव’ इति पाठे ‘अभ्यव-’ (towards/down to) इत्यर्थे

• जह्रुः: they carried/took away
• जह्रुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person plural)

• सुरेश्वराः: lords of the gods
• सुरेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• मिलित्वा: having gathered
• मिलित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): मिलित्वा = संगम्य (having assembled)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-बोधक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• ऐकपद्येन: in one place / together
• ऐकपद्येन: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऐकपद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; ‘एकपद्येन’ = एकपदेन/एकस्मिन् पदे (in one place/with one step)

• मोदिताः: delighted
• मोदिताः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sureśvaras assemble, placing Śiva at the head, offering salutations and rejoicing together in unified praise.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sureśvarāḥ (lords of the gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Divine is honored as foremost, harmony and shared joy arise among all participants.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra as the stage of divine convergence and collective worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering reverent salutations with Śiva as the presiding focus; unified recitation/praise implied by aikapadyena.