Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इति प्रोक्त्वान यामास वीरभद्रादिभिर्गणैः । ते सर्वे त्वरिता जग्मुः कैलासाच्छिववल्लभात्

Transliteration

iti proktvāna yāmāsa vīrabhadrādibhirgaṇaiḥ | te sarve tvaritā jagmuḥ kailāsācchivavallabhāt

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ് ദേവാധിദേവൻ ശിവൻ വീരഭദ്രാദി ഗണങ്ങളെ അയച്ചു. ശിവന് പ്രിയമായ കൈലാസത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അവർ എല്ലാവരും വേഗത്തിൽ പുറപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• प्रोक्त्वा: having said
• प्रोक्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• यामास: went
• यामास: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वीरभद्रादिभिः: by Vīrabhadra and others
• वीरभद्रादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; ‘वीरभद्र-आदि’ इति समास (ādi-tatpuruṣa: “Vīrabhadra and others”)

• गणैः: by the attendants/hosts
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘ते’)

• त्वरिताः: hastened
• त्वरिताः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from त्वर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (hurried)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• कैलासात्: from Kailāsa
• कैलासात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• शिववल्लभात्: from Śiva’s beloved (place/person)
• शिववल्लभात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“Śiva’s beloved”)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (as Śiva-dhāma framing Kedāra narrative)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On snow-bright Kailāsa, Śiva’s command is issued; Vīrabhadra and gaṇas assemble and surge forth in swift formation, banners and weapons glinting, clouds parting as they depart.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vīrabhadra
• gaṇas
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order (īśvara-ājñā) operates through Śiva’s attendants; dharma is protected through swift, purposeful action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s sacred field (Kedāra/Kedārnātha) forms the backdrop; Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s transcendental seat.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is narrative movement leading to the demonstration of Śiva’s grace and protection.