Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एतादृशं मया दृष्टं न दृष्टं तद्विनाक्वचित् । ब्रह्मणो हि वचः श्रुत्वा सुरा विस्मयमाययुः

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ tadvinākvacit | brahmaṇo hi vacaḥ śrutvā surā vismayamāyayuḥ

Translation

ഇത്തരമൊരു ദൃശ്യം ഞാൻ കണ്ടു; ഇതുപോലെയുള്ളത് ഞാൻ മറ്റെവിടെയും ഒരിക്കലും കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല. ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് ദേവഗണം വിസ്മയത്തിലായി.

Word by Word

• एतादृशम्: such as this
• एतादृशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (दृष्टम्/वस्तु implied)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana/Agent-in-instrumental (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Anuyogi/Reference (Correlative/अनुयोगी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विना: without, except
• विना: Apadana/Exclusion (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition), तृतीया/पञ्चमी-अर्थे (except/without)

• क्वचित्: anywhere, ever
• क्वचित्: Desha/Kaala-adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place/time: 'anywhere/ever')

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आययुः: came to, attained
• आययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (first sentence) then Narrator (reaction of the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devatās

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā concludes: ‘I have never seen such a thing anywhere.’ The devas react—faces widened, bodies stilled—collective astonishment crystallizing into reverent silence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Awe (vismaya) arises before the divine mystery, but discernment is needed—wonder should not replace truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra frames the account; the wondrous Liṅga narrative enhances the Mahātmya of the Kedarnath sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.