Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा तु स्तुतो यावत्तावद्देवो वृषध्वजः । प्रादुर्बभूव तत्रैव सुराणां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

brahmaṇā tu stuto yāvattāvaddevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ | prādurbabhūva tatraiva surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

Tant que Brahmā poursuivit sa louange, ainsi le Seigneur à l’étendard du Taureau (Śiva) se manifesta sur-le-champ, afin d’accomplir l’œuvre des dieux.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karma-bhava predicate (कर्मणि-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; कर्मणि—‘स्तुतः’ = praised

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Temporal correlate (काल-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: अव्यय-सम्बन्धशब्दः (correlative), ‘यावत्…तावत्’ (as long as…so long)

• तावत्: so long/then
• तावत्: Temporal correlate (काल-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: अव्यय-सम्बन्धशब्दः, ‘यावत्…तावत्’

• देवः: the god (Śiva)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वृषध्वजः: the one whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वजः: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृषः ध्वजः यस्य)

• प्रादुः: manifestly
• प्रादुः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुस्/प्रादुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘प्रकटम्’ (manifestly)

• बभूव: appeared/became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपातः (emphatic particle)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कार्यसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the task
• कार्यसिद्धये: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā continues chanting; from the very spot Śiva appears—bull-bannered (vṛṣadhvaja), radiant, accompanied by subtle signs (light, tremor, fragrance); devas’ mission poised to succeed.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva
• Vṛṣadhvaja
• Devas (Surāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere stuti (praise) and devotion invite divine presence, and Śiva responds to uphold cosmic order (dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra is the narrative setting within the Kedārakhaṇḍa Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights stuti as the devotional catalyst for Śiva’s manifestation.