Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

आनीतोयं तदा तैश्च पार्षदप्रवरोत्तमैः । शंभुना हि तदा दृष्ट इंद्रसेनोऽमितद्युतिः

Transliteration

ānītoyaṃ tadā taiśca pārṣadapravarottamaiḥ | śaṃbhunā hi tadā dṛṣṭa iṃdraseno'mitadyutiḥ

Translation

Alors, il fut amené par ces serviteurs, les plus éminents et les plus excellents; et, en cet instant, Indrasena, à la splendeur sans bornes, fut aperçu par Śambhu (Śiva).

Word by Word

• आनीतः: was brought
• आनीतः: Karta (Subject complement; agrees with अयम्/इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (brought)

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• पार्षदप्रवरोत्तमैः: by the foremost excellent attendants
• पार्षदप्रवरोत्तमैः: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (पार्षदेषु प्रवराः उत्तमाः इति), बहुवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति; पुंलिङ्ग; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by the best among the attendants)

• शंभुना: by Śambhu (Shiva)
• शंभुना: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

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

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

• अमितद्युतिः: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितद्युतिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (अमिता द्युतिः यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (as narrative source of merit) / Śiva-ālaya (destination)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Foremost gaṇas/pārṣadas escort Indrasena into a radiant hall; Śambhu appears, effulgent beyond measure, and beholds the king with compassionate majesty.

Characters & Entities

• Indrasena
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Pārṣadas (Gaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The culmination of merit is darśana—being received into Śiva’s presence through divine attendants.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative points toward Śiva’s divine realm (Kailāsa/Śivālaya), in the Kedāra Mahatmya continuum.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse describes the outcome (darśana) rather than a procedure.