Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

पुष्कसेन तदा पृष्टा ऊचुः सर्वे च पार्पदाः । रुद्रस्य देवदेवस्य संनम्राः कमलेक्षणाः

Transliteration

puṣkasena tadā pṛṣṭā ūcuḥ sarve ca pārpadāḥ | rudrasya devadevasya saṃnamrāḥ kamalekṣaṇāḥ

Translation

Lorsque Puṣkasa les interrogea, tous les serviteurs de Rudra, inclinés devant le Dieu des dieux, aux yeux de lotus, prirent la parole en réponse.

Word by Word

• पुष्कसेन: by Puṣkasena
• पुष्कसेन: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• पृष्टाः: having been asked
• पृष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, passive sense), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पार्षदाः: attendants (of Śiva)
• पार्षदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘देवानां देवः’ (god of gods)

• संनम्राः: bowed down
• संनम्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कमलेक्षणाः: lotus-eyed
• कमलेक्षणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुव्रीहि: ‘कमलमिव ईक्षणं येषाम्’

Speaker

Rudra’s attendants (Gaṇas/retainers)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gaṇas, attendants of Rudra, bow low in devotion to the God of gods and begin to speak in reply to Puṣkasa’s question.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkasa
• Rudra
• Devadeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Śiva’s realm is marked by humility; even divine attendants act with reverence to Devadeva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is the narrative setting, associated with Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; it frames a devotional dialogue leading into merit from Śiva worship.