Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

उवाच नारदं देवो विष्णुमानय सत्वरम् । ब्रह्माणं च महेन्द्रं च अन्यांश्चैव समानय

Transliteration

uvāca nāradaṃ devo viṣṇumānaya satvaram | brahmāṇaṃ ca mahendraṃ ca anyāṃścaiva samānaya

Translation

ഭഗവാൻ നാരദനോട് പറഞ്ഞു— “വിഷ്ണുവിനെ വേഗത്തിൽ കൊണ്ടുവരിക; ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെയും മഹേന്ദ്രനെയും, മറ്റ് ദേവന്മാരെയും കൂടി വിളിച്ചു കൊണ്ടുവരിക.”

Word by Word

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

• nāradaṃ: Nārada
• nāradaṃ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• ānaya: bring
• ānaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• 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)

• mahendram: Mahendra (Indra)
• mahendram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• anyān: others
• anyān: Karman (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (others)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed)

• samānaya: bring together/assemble
• samānaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (devo, in Kedārakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Nārada with authority; Nārada stands with vīṇā, ready to depart to summon Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Indra—an image of devotional logistics powering a cosmic wedding.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Nārada
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Indra (Mahendra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine governance operates through harmony—great powers unite to uphold dharma and sacred purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārnātha is the implied sacred setting, since this is within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it narrates the assembly of deities for a sacred undertaking.