Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तथान्ये तत्सरूपाश्च दृष्टास्तेन महात्मना । ऋषिः प्रणमितस्तैश्च नारदो भगवान्मु

Transliteration

tathānye tatsarūpāśca dṛṣṭāstena mahātmanā | ṛṣiḥ praṇamitastaiśca nārado bhagavānmu

Translation

De même, cette grande âme vit d’autres êtres de la même apparence ; et ils se prosternèrent devant le sage divin Nārada. (Le texte semble tronqué à la fin.)

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative); बहुवचन

• तत्सरूपाः: of the same form as that / similar in form
• तत्सरूपाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• दृष्टाः: seen
• दृष्टाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle, PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental); एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental); एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (appositional epithet)

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• प्रणमितः: having bowed / was bowed
• प्रणमितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• तैः: by them / with them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (honorific epithet)

• मु: (truncated/unclear)
• मु: Sambandha (Unclear/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मु (पाठभ्रंश/अपूर्णपद)
• Form: अपूर्णपाठ; सम्भाव्यं ‘मु’ इति छेद/अनुस्वार-लोपादि; अर्थनिर्णयः संदिग्धः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deductive); note: shloka text incomplete

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan sacred grove/temple precinct where a great soul beholds multiple radiant beings of similar divine form; a circle of sages and attendants bowing to Devarṣi Nārada with vīṇā.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Unnamed beings of same form (tatsarūpāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Near a great tīrtha, seekers may encounter extraordinary beings and signs that honor devotion and spiritual stature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra kṣetra, depicted as populated by wondrous presences associated with Śiva’s realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates visionary encounters. (The provided verse is truncated.)