Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

आज्ञापिताः प्रमत्ताश्च वीरभद्रेण धीमता । प्रमथा वारितास्तेन तूष्णीमाश्रित्य ते स्थिताः

Transliteration

ājñāpitāḥ pramattāśca vīrabhadreṇa dhīmatā | pramathā vāritāstena tūṣṇīmāśritya te sthitāḥ

Translation

放逸の者らは賢きヴィーラバドラにより命じられ、またプラマタたちは彼に制せられて、沈黙のうちに静かに立ち尽くした。

Word by Word

• आज्ञापिताः: (they) having been commanded
• आज्ञापिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आज्ञापित (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा/आ-ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/क्तवतु-प्राय), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; past passive participle ‘having been ordered/commanded’

• प्रमत्ताः: careless, excited
• प्रमत्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमत्त (कृदन्त; √मद् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘intoxicated/careless’

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

• वीरभद्रेण: by Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental ‘by Vīrabhadra’

• धीमता: wise
• धीमता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘wise, intelligent’ (agreeing with वीरभद्रेण)

• प्रमथाः: the Pramathas
• प्रमथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘Pramathas (Śiva’s attendants)’

• वारिताः: restrained
• वारिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारित (कृदन्त; √वृ/वार् धातु ‘to restrain/forbid’)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘restrained/forbidden’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; pronoun ‘by him/thereby’ (refers to Vīrabhadra)

• तूष्णीम्: silently
• तूष्णीम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आश्रित्य (कृदन्त; √श्रि धातु, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्), ‘having resorted to/after taking refuge in’ (gerund)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; pronoun ‘they’

• स्थिताः: remained/stood
• स्थिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; used predicatively ‘stood/remained’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vīrabhadra, stern and radiant, raises a commanding hand; the previously unruly pramathas freeze into stillness, heads bowed, the air thick with awe and sudden quiet.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Pramatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion includes śānti (calm) and obedience to righteous command, preserving the sanctity of sacred acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra’s sacred setting, where divine attendants are brought to order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it highlights proper conduct—silence and restraint—around worship.