Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

कुपितं शंकरं दृष्ट्वा सर्व देवगणास्तदा । भयेन महताविष्टास्तथा गणकुमारकाः

Transliteration

kupitaṃ śaṃkaraṃ dṛṣṭvā sarva devagaṇāstadā | bhayena mahatāviṣṭāstathā gaṇakumārakāḥ

Translation

Voyant Śaṅkara courroucé, toutes les cohortes des dieux en ce moment-là—avec les jeunes serviteurs des Gaṇas—furent saisies d’une grande crainte.

Word by Word

• कुपितम्: angered
• कुपितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (कुप् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; कृदन्त

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• देवगणाः: groups of gods
• देवगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां गणाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• भयेन: with fear
• भयेन: Karana (Cause-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन

• महतā: great
• महतā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आविष्टाः: overcome, seized
• आविष्टाः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-विष्ट (विश् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; आ-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कृदन्त (possessed/overcome)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• गणकुमारकाः: the young attendants (gaṇa-boys)
• गणकुमारकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण-कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गणानां कुमारकाः/गणस्य कुमारकाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (deductively: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All deva-hosts and the youthful gaṇa-attendants recoil in great fear upon seeing Śaṅkara’s anger; the scene is crowded, kinetic, and charged with tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śiva
• Devagaṇa
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights divine majesty: even celestial beings tremble before uncontrolled wrath, underscoring reverence and the gravity of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with Kedāra-kṣetra; the verse itself describes the reaction of the gods.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narrative.