Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं च पुरस्कृत्य विष्णुं चैव सवासवम् । स ययौ त्वरितेनैव शंकरं लोकशंकरम् । तृष्टाव प्रयतो भूत्वा दक्षिणाशापतिः स्वयम्

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ ca puraskṛtya viṣṇuṃ caiva savāsavam | sa yayau tvaritenaiva śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram | tṛṣṭāva prayato bhūtvā dakṣiṇāśāpatiḥ svayam

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ മുൻപിൽ നിർത്തി, വിഷ്ണുവിനെയും വാസവനെയും (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട്, അവൻ ലോകക്ഷേമകാരിയായ ശങ്കരന്റെ അടുക്കൽ വേഗത്തിൽ ചെന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം ദക്ഷിണാശാപതി (യമൻ) സ്വയം അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സ്തുതിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

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

• puraskṛtya: having placed in front; having taken along as leader
• puraskṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puras (अव्यय) + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), अर्थः—पुरतः कृत्वा (having placed in front/preceded by)

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• sa-vāsavam: together with Vāsava (Indra)
• sa-vāsavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह/सहित-अर्थे उपसर्गवत्) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular); 'सह' अर्थे (with Indra)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (nominative singular pronoun)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• tvaritena: swiftly, with haste
• tvaritena: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular; adverbial use)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• loka-śaṃkaram: benefactor of the world
• loka-śaṃkaram: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• tṛṣṭāva: praised
• tṛṣṭāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; रूपम्—तुष्टाव/तृष्टाव (praised)

• prayataḥ: restrained, devout
• prayataḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), अर्थः—भवित्वा (having become)

• dakṣiṇāśā-patiḥ: lord of the southern direction
• dakṣiṇāśā-patiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + āśā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A swift divine journey: Yama leading a retinue with Brahmā in front, Viṣṇu and Indra beside, moving toward Śaṅkara in a Himalayan shrine; upon arrival, Yama stands with folded hands beginning praise.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic rulers approach Śiva with humility; devotion (stuti) is the rightful response to the Lord who sustains the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva sacred geography frames the scene; the verse centers on Śaṅkara’s universal lordship rather than naming a single shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, stotra/stuti (praise) as a devotional act; no formal vrata or dāna is specified.