Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तदा सर्वेऽथ विबुधाः सेंद्रा वै विष्णुना सह । शेपुश्च सुरभीं रोषान्मृषावादनतत्पराम्

Transliteration

tadā sarve'tha vibudhāḥ seṃdrā vai viṣṇunā saha | śepuśca surabhīṃ roṣānmṛṣāvādanatatparām

Translation

Alors tous les dieux —Indra avec Viṣṇu—, saisis de colère, maudirent Surabhī, résolue à proférer le mensonge.

Word by Word

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

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• विबुधाः: the wise ones; gods
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स-इन्द्राः: together with Indra
• स-इन्द्राः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘having Indra (with them)’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• शेपुः: they cursed
• शेपुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• सुरभीम्: Surabhī
• सुरभीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रोषात्: from anger; out of anger
• रोषात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मृषा-वादन-तत्पराम्: devoted to false speech
• मृषा-वादन-तत्पराम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृषा (अव्यय) + वादन (कृदन्त/भाव; √वद् धातु) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (सुरभीम् इति)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and Viṣṇu stand among the devas, faces stern; Surabhī is confronted and cursed for falsehood; the atmosphere shifts from wonder to judicial severity.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Indra
• Viṣṇu
• Surabhī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even revered beings face consequences when they align with untruth; dharma protects satya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the broader frame; the verse emphasizes moral causality rather than a pilgrimage reward.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a curse resulting from false speech.