Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
Devanagari script
ततो ब्रह्मा प्राह विष्णुं भगवंस्त्वमिदं शृणु । देवास्त्वानुगमिष्यंति भारं हर भुवः प्रभो
Transliteration
tato brahmā prāha viṣṇuṃ bhagavaṃstvamidaṃ śṛṇu | devāstvānugamiṣyaṃti bhāraṃ hara bhuvaḥ prabho
Translation
അപ്പോൾ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് വിഷ്ണുവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, ഇതു ശ്രവിക്കൂ. ദേവന്മാർ നിങ്ങളെ അനുഗമിക്കും; ഹേ പ്രഭോ, ഭൂമിയുടെ ഭാരം നീക്കുക.”
Word by Word
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereupon/then'
brahmāBrahmā
brahmā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
prāhasaid, spoke
prāha:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ah (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
viṣṇumto Viṣṇu
viṣṇum:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन
bhagavanO Lord
bhagavan:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
tvamyou
tvam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन
idamthis
idam:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन
śṛṇuhear, listen
śṛṇu:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
devāḥthe gods
devāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन
tvāyou
tvā:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (enclitic form)
anugamiṣyantiwill follow
anugamiṣyanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootanu-√gam (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
bhāramburden
bhāram:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन
hararemove, take away
hara:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√hṛ (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
bhuvaḥof the earth/world
bhuvaḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhuvan / bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (Vedic/epic genitive form)
prabhoO Lord
prabho:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
Speaker
Śrī Caṇḍikā (narrating past event; quoted speech of Brahmā)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Brahmā addresses Viṣṇu in a celestial assembly; devas stand attentive; the Earth’s burden is implied through a distressed Bhū-devī motif or dark daitya silhouettes below.
Characters & Entities
B
BrahmāV
ViṣṇuD
DevasE
EarthFAQs
Divine action is coordinated: the gods work with the Supreme to restore balance when the world is overwhelmed by adharma.
None; the verse is cosmological and narrative.
None.