Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

विभावसुं द्वितीयं वा सुवर्चसहितं तदा । यथा ब्रह्मा हि सावित्र्या तथासौ मुनिसत्तमः

Transliteration

vibhāvasuṃ dvitīyaṃ vā suvarcasahitaṃ tadā | yathā brahmā hi sāvitryā tathāsau munisattamaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹം ദിവ്യപ്രഭയോടെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ വിഭാവസു (അഗ്നിദേവൻ) പോലെ തോന്നി. ബ്രഹ്മാവ് സാവിത്രിയോടൊപ്പം എങ്ങനെ ശോഭിക്കുന്നുവോ, അതുപോലെ ആ മുനിസത്തമനും ശോഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• vibhāvasum: Vibhāvasu (the Sun/Fire)
• vibhāvasum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dvitīyam: a second (one)
• dvitīyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• suvarcaḥ-sahitam: accompanied by Suvarcas
• suvarcaḥ-sahitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarcas (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (कृदन्त; √sah (सह्) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (accompanied by Suvarcas)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (as/like)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed)

• sāvitryā: with Sāvitrī
• sāvitryā: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सहार्थे (with Sāvitrī)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक अव्यय (so/likewise)

• asau: that (one)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• muni-sattamaḥ: the best of sages
• muni-sattamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage appears like a second Agni—flame-like radiance around him—accompanied by a personified splendor (suvarchas), likened to Brahmā attended by Sāvitrī; devas gaze in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhāvasu (Agni)
• Brahmā
• Sāvitrī
• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sage established in dharma shines with divine brilliance, becoming comparable to cosmic deities in dignity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa hermitage setting is glorified through the exalted vision of the resident rishi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.