Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः । ऋषिगंधर्वयक्षाश्च येन्ये तत्र समागताः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tatra brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ | ṛṣigaṃdharvayakṣāśca yenye tatra samāgatāḥ

Translation

ഇതിനിടയിൽ അവിടെ ബ്രഹ്മാവും വിഷ്ണുവും മുൻപന്തിയിൽ നയിച്ച് മറ്റുള്ളവരും എത്തി; ഋഷികൾ, ഗന്ധർവർ, യക്ഷർ എന്നിവരും അവിടെ സമാഗമിച്ച മറ്റു എല്ലാവരും കൂടി എത്തിച്ചേർന്നു।

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time frame/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘antara’ के साथ अधिकरण

• antare: in the meantime, in the interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in the interval/meanwhile’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb): there

• brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ: those led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā + viṣṇu + puro-gama (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = ‘ब्रह्म-विष्णू पुरोगमौ येषां ते’

• ṛṣigaṃdharvayakṣāḥ: sages, gandharvas, and yakṣas
• ṛṣigaṃdharvayakṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + gandharva + yakṣa (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (copulative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): and

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• anye: other
• anye: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ye’ के विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb): there

• samāgatāḥ: assembled, arrived
• samāgatāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/क्त): पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ye anye’ का विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand arrival: Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the forefront, followed by sages, gandharvas with instruments, and yakṣas bearing offerings, converging upon the Kedāra sanctuary where the Lord is present.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Ṛṣis
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha draws all realms—gods, sages, and semi-divine beings—signifying the universality of dharma and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra as a magnet for celestial pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it frames the auspicious arrival of exalted beings during the rite.