Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सस्मार चाग्निं ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्चाध्यात्मदायकः । मनसा संस्मृतः सद्यो जगामाग्निस्त्वरान्वितः

Transliteration

sasmāra cāgniṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuścādhyātmadāyakaḥ | manasā saṃsmṛtaḥ sadyo jagāmāgnistvarānvitaḥ

Translation

Alors Brahmā se souvint d’Agni, et Viṣṇu—dispensateur de force spirituelle intérieure—s’en souvint aussi; et Agni, invoqué par la pensée, accourut aussitôt avec hâte.

Word by Word

• सस्मार: remembered
• सस्मार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

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

• अग्निम्: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

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

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

• अध्यात्म-दायकः: giver of spiritual (knowledge)
• अध्यात्म-दायकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अध्यात्मं ददाति इति)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by mind)

• संस्मृतः: having been remembered
• संस्मृतः: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate of अग्निः (Agni having been remembered)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• त्वरा-अन्वितः: accompanied by haste
• त्वरा-अन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्वरया अन्वितः = endowed with haste)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā and Viṣṇu in concentrated meditation, eyes half-closed, palms in subtle gesture; from the space before them, Agni manifests instantly—flame-bodied, radiant, moving with urgency.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of divine powers is portrayed as effective and immediate in restoring dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra setting remains; the verse focuses on summoning Agni as a cosmic remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, remembrance/invocation (smaraṇa) is highlighted; no formal dāna/snānā/japa rule is stated.