Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

वाचं तु खेचरीं श्रुत्वा देवाः सर्वे समुत्सुकाः । कुमारं च पुरस्कृत्य सर्वे ते गतसाध्वसाः

Transliteration

vācaṃ tu khecarīṃ śrutvā devāḥ sarve samutsukāḥ | kumāraṃ ca puraskṛtya sarve te gatasādhvasāḥ

Translation

Entendant la voix céleste, tous les Deva furent saisis d’ardeur; plaçant Kumāra à leur tête, ils furent tous délivrés de la crainte.

Word by Word

• वाचम्: the voice
• वाचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• तु: then; indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (particle; but/indeed)

• खेचरीम्: sky-moving; aerial
• खेचरीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खेचरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; वाचम् इति विशेषणम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; देवाः इति विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• समुत्सुकाः: eager; excited
• समुत्सुकाः: Karta-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• कुमारम्: Kumāra (Skanda)
• कुमारम्: Karma (Object of puraskṛtya/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front; having honoured
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund), अग्रे कृत्वा (having placed in front/honoured)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Pronoun, Nominative, Plural: they/those)

• गतसाध्वसाः: free from fear; fearless
• गतसाध्वसाः: Karta-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + साध्वस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—गतं साध्वसं येषां ते (Masculine, Nominative, Plural: whose fear has gone)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, newly eager, form ranks behind youthful yet radiant Kumāra—spear (śakti) in hand, peacock emblem implied; their faces show relief and readiness as fear falls away.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Kumāra (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear dissolves when divine leadership and higher guidance are accepted with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-region framing (Kedārakhaṇḍa); the verse highlights divine mobilization rather than a localized tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the Devas’ response to a heavenly proclamation.