Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एतादृशं महाभीमं दृष्ट्वा देवाः सवासवाः । ध्यायंतं च महादेवं सर्वेषां चाभयप्रदम्

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ mahābhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā devāḥ savāsavāḥ | dhyāyaṃtaṃ ca mahādevaṃ sarveṣāṃ cābhayapradam

Translation

ഇത്ര മഹാഭീതിജനകമായ ദൃശ്യം കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടിയ ദേവന്മാർ സമാധിയിൽ ലീനനായ മഹാദേവനെ ദർശിച്ചു—അവൻ സർവ്വർക്കും അഭയം നൽകുന്നവൻ.

Word by Word

• एतादृशम्: such (as this)
• एतादृशम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महाभीमम्: very terrible
• महाभीमम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभीम (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भीम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं भीमम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालक्रिया (having seen)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सवासवाः: together with Indra (Vāsava)
• सवासवाः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-वासव (प्रातिपदिक; सह + वासव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः/उपपदसमासः (वासवैः सह)

• ध्यायन्तम्: meditating
• ध्यायन्तम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (meditating)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अभयप्रदम्: giver of fearlessness
• अभयप्रदम्: कर्म (Object; epithet of Mahādeva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; अभयम् + प्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अभयं प्रददाति)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas with Indra stand at a respectful distance, beholding Mahādeva seated in profound meditation—terrible in majesty yet radiating protection; the atmosphere is charged with stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods seek the shelter of Mahādeva; his meditation signifies supreme protection and fearlessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative setting remains Dharmāraṇya; the holiness is expressed through Śiva’s presence there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse highlights darśana (beholding) of the meditating Lord as spiritually protective.