Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तथैव ऋषयः सर्वे भृग्वाद्यश्च तपोधनाः । विश्वे च पार्षदैः साकमिंद्रो हि परमार्थतः

Transliteration

tathaiva ṛṣayaḥ sarve bhṛgvādyaśca tapodhanāḥ | viśve ca pārṣadaiḥ sākamiṃdro hi paramārthataḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ ഭൃഗു മുതലായ തപോധനരായ എല്ലാ ഋഷിമാരും നിർമ്മിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. കൂടാതെ പാര്ഷദന്മാരോടുകൂടിയ വിശ്വേദേവന്മാരും ഇന്ദ്രനും പരമാർത്ഥതഃ അവരുടെ സത്യ സ്വരൂപത്തിൽ തന്നെയായി രൂപപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भृग्वाद्याः: beginning with Bhṛgu
• भृग्वाद्याः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भृगुः आदिः येषाम् = beginning with Bhṛgu)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तपोधनाः: those whose wealth is austerity (ascetics)
• तपोधनाः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (तपः धनं येषाम् = whose wealth is austerity)

• विश्वे: the Viśve (Viśvedevas)
• विश्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (विश्वेदेवाः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पार्षदैः: with attendants/retainers
• पार्षदैः: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (adverb/preposition: together with)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (particle: indeed/for)

• परमार्थतः: in ultimate truth, truly
• परमार्थतः: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘in the highest truth/ultimately’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred court populated by austere sages (Bhṛgu and others), the Viśvedevas with attendants, and Indra—each rendered in their characteristic, ‘true’ iconographic form, arranged around the central sacred focus.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Bhṛgu
• Viśvedevas
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is a meeting-ground of tapas and divinity; honoring sages and devas is part of honoring dharma in sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra, shown as worthy of the presence (and representation) of sages and gods.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the emphasis is on the sanctified assembly and its truthful representation.