Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

सर्वे च सुखिनो जाता इंद्राद्या देवतागणाः । विना ह्यग्निं च ते सर्वे परितुष्टास्तदाऽभवन्

Transliteration

sarve ca sukhino jātā iṃdrādyā devatāgaṇāḥ | vinā hyagniṃ ca te sarve parituṣṭāstadā'bhavan

Translation

Alors toutes les cohortes divines—à commencer par Indra—devinrent heureuses ; et même sans Agni, tous furent comblés en ce temps-là.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुखिनः: happy
• सुखिनः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जाताः: became/were born
• जाताः: Karta (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इन्द्राद्याः: beginning with Indra
• इन्द्राद्याः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवतागणाः: groups of deities
• देवतागणाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता-गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/वियोगार्थक अव्यय (preposition: without)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• अग्निम्: Agni / fire-god
• अग्निम्: Apadana (Object of 'without')
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परितुष्टाः: fully satisfied
• परितुष्टाः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → परि-तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• अभवन्: were/became
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, previously distressed, now appear serene and smiling; the atmosphere clears, and a calm radiance settles over the Himalayan scene.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True satisfaction comes when the divine purpose is fulfilled; anxiety ends when dharma is restored by Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the contextual tīrtha where the devas’ burden is relieved.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; Agni is mentioned as a divine figure, not as a ritual instruction here.