Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा च वचनं तेषां यमेन च पुरस्कृतः । इंद्रसेनो विमानस्थः प्रेषितो हि शिवालयम्

Transliteration

śrutvā ca vacanaṃ teṣāṃ yamena ca puraskṛtaḥ | iṃdraseno vimānasthaḥ preṣito hi śivālayam

Translation

Ayant entendu leurs paroles, et après avoir été honoré selon le rite par Yama, Indrasena —assis dans un vimāna, char céleste— fut véritablement dépêché vers la demeure de Śiva.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)

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

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (of them)

• यमेन: by Yama
• यमेन: Karana (Instrument/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• पुरस्कृतः: honoured/escorted
• पुरस्कृतः: Karta (Subject complement; agrees with इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृवाच्य-विशेषण (honoured/placed in front)

• इंद्रसेनः: Indrasena
• इंद्रसेनः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंद्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• विमानस्थः: standing in the aerial chariot
• विमानस्थः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (विमाने स्थः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (located in an aerial car)

• प्रेषितः: was sent
• प्रेषितः: Karta (Subject complement; agrees with इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (sent)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• शिवालयम्: to Shiva’s abode/temple
• शिवालयम्: Karma (Goal/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आलयः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (destination)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Yama’s august court, Indrasena is ceremonially honored; a radiant vimāna descends, and he is dispatched toward Śiva’s luminous abode, escorted by divine beings.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Indrasena
• Śiva-dūtas
• Śivālaya (Śiva’s abode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can override fear of judgement; devotion results in being led toward Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivālaya/Kailāsa-oriented sacred destination is emphasized, within the Kedāra Mahatmya narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it narrates the fruit (phala) of devotion—being sent to Śiva’s abode.