Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

शिवप्रियो रुद्ररूपी महात्मा ह्युवाच सर्वानथ चेंद्रमुख्यान् । कस्माद्यूयं संभ्रमादागताश्च एतत्सर्वं कथ्यतां विस्तरेण

Transliteration

śivapriyo rudrarūpī mahātmā hyuvāca sarvānatha ceṃdramukhyān | kasmādyūyaṃ saṃbhramādāgatāśca etatsarvaṃ kathyatāṃ vistareṇa

Translation

Cette grande âme—chère à Śiva et revêtue de la forme de Rudra—s’adressa alors à tous, surtout à Indra et aux autres : «Pourquoi êtes-vous venus dans une telle hâte et agitation ? Dites-moi tout en détail.»

Word by Word

• śiva-priyaḥ: dear to Śiva
• śiva-priyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• rudra-rūpī: having Rudra’s form
• rudra-rūpī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + in (इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); इन्-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण

• mahātmā: the great-souled one
• mahātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात—निश्चयार्थक (indeed)

• uvāca: said/spoke
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भबोधक (then/now)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• indra-mukhyān: the chiefs headed by Indra
• indra-mukhyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘इन्द्रमुख्य’ = इन्द्रादयः मुख्याः (chief ones headed by Indra)

• kasmāt: from what cause?/why?
• kasmāt: Hetu/Reason (कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक; interrogative pronoun)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नार्थक

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक; pronoun)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saṃbhramāt: out of agitation/haste
• saṃbhramāt: Hetu/Reason (कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ पञ्चमी

• āgatāḥ: have come
• āgatāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √gam (धातु) + क्त (past active participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तरि-भूतकृदन्त

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक; demonstrative pronoun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• kathyatām: let it be told
• kathyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive); आज्ञार्थ (let it be told)

• vistareṇa: in detail
• vistareṇa: Karana/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); प्रकार/रीत्या (manner)

Speaker

Śailāda (addressing Indra and the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (not specified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Rudra-formed, Śiva-beloved great being (gaṇa/Nandī-like authority) stands before a gathered host of devas led by Indra, raising a hand in calm command, asking the cause of their agitation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudra
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, the righteous seek counsel from Śiva’s devotees, and truth is to be stated clearly for dharmic resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly in this verse; the conversation occurs within the Kedārakhaṇḍa framework tied to Kedāra’s Śaiva sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.