Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तदोचुरृषयः सर्वे प्रहसंतः सदाशिवम् । विष्णुमाह्वय वै देव ब्रह्मणं च शतक्रतुम्

Transliteration

tadocurṛṣayaḥ sarve prahasaṃtaḥ sadāśivam | viṣṇumāhvaya vai deva brahmaṇaṃ ca śatakratum

Translation

അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ ഋഷിമാരും പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ സദാശിവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ ദേവാ, വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ആഹ്വാനിക്കൂ; ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെയും ശതക്രതു (ഇന്ദ്രൻ)നെയും കൂടി വിളിക്കൂ.”

Word by Word

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

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ‘ṛṣayaḥ’)

• prahāsantaḥ: laughing
• prahāsantaḥ: Karta (Agent participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-has (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā-śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āhvaya: summon/call
• āhvaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hvā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• śatakratum: Śatakratu (Indra)
• śatakratum: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata-kratu (प्रातिपदिक; शत + क्रतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य उपनाम

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sadāśiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Smiling ṛṣis address Sadāśiva, proposing the summoning of Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Indra for the grand wedding; the mood is light yet reverent, anticipating a cosmic celebration.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Śatakratu (Indra)
• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred events are communal and cosmic; harmony among divine powers is shown through participation and blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting implies the Kedāra-Himalayan Śaiva pilgrimage sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Summoning key devas is prescribed as part of arranging the divine wedding assembly.