Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा चावदद्देवान्वीरभद्रो महाबलः । श्रुण्वंतु मम वाक्यानि देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

ityuktvā cāvadaddevānvīrabhadro mahābalaḥ | śruṇvaṃtu mama vākyāni devā indrapurogamāḥ

Translation

Après avoir parlé ainsi, le très puissant Vīrabhadra s’adressa aux dieux : «Que les devas, conduits par Indra, entendent mes paroles.»

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) + उक्त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

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

• अवदत्: he spoke
• अवदत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाबलः: mighty, of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् बलं यस्य)

• श्रुण्वन्तु: let (them) hear
• श्रुण्वन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाक्यानि: words
• वाक्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इन्द्रपुरोगमाः: with Indra in front; led by Indra
• इन्द्रपुरोगमाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (इन्द्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; direct speech by Vīrabhadra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas led by Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra turns from proclamation to formal address; devas sit or stand in ranks, Indra prominent; the moment is poised between speech and impending action.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Devas
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order is upheld when the gods listen to dharmic leadership aligned with Śiva’s will, embodied here by Vīrabhadra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region); this verse itself is narrative and does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a martial and narrative transition.