Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा च वचनं तेषां यमेन च पुरस्कृतः । इंद्रसेनो विमानस्थः प्रेषितो हि शिवालयम्

Transliteration

śrutvā ca vacanaṃ teṣāṃ yamena ca puraskṛtaḥ | iṃdraseno vimānasthaḥ preṣito hi śivālayam

Translation

അവരുടെ വചനങ്ങൾ ശ്രവിച്ച് യമനാൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആദരിക്കപ്പെട്ട്, വിമാനസ്ഥനായ ഇന്ദ്രസേനൻ നിശ്ചയമായും ശിവാലയത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രേഷിതനായി।

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier of main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (of them)

• यमेन: by Yama
• यमेन: Karana (Instrument/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पुरस्कृतः: honoured/escorted
• पुरस्कृतः: Karta (Subject complement; agrees with इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृवाच्य-विशेषण (honoured/placed in front)

• इंद्रसेनः: Indrasena
• इंद्रसेनः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंद्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• विमानस्थः: standing in the aerial chariot
• विमानस्थः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (विमाने स्थः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (located in an aerial car)

• प्रेषितः: was sent
• प्रेषितः: Karta (Subject complement; agrees with इंद्रसेनः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (sent)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• शिवालयम्: to Shiva’s abode/temple
• शिवालयम्: Karma (Goal/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य आलयः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (destination)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Yama’s august court, Indrasena is ceremonially honored; a radiant vimāna descends, and he is dispatched toward Śiva’s luminous abode, escorted by divine beings.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Indrasena
• Śiva-dūtas
• Śivālaya (Śiva’s abode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can override fear of judgement; devotion results in being led toward Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śivālaya/Kailāsa-oriented sacred destination is emphasized, within the Kedāra Mahatmya narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it narrates the fruit (phala) of devotion—being sent to Śiva’s abode.