Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

भूतैः परिवृता सर्वैः सर्वेषामग्रतोऽव्रजत् । गणास्तामनुजग्मुस्ते गणानां पृष्ठतः सुराः

Transliteration

bhūtaiḥ parivṛtā sarvaiḥ sarveṣāmagrato'vrajat | gaṇāstāmanujagmuste gaṇānāṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ surāḥ

Translation

सर्व भूतांनी वेढलेली ती सर्वांच्या पुढे निघाली. तिच्यामागे गण चालले आणि गणांच्या मागे देवगण आले.

Word by Word

• भूतैः: by/with beings (spirits)
• भूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with beings)

• परिवृता: surrounded
• परिवृता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि√वृत् (धातु) → परिवृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग; Past passive participle agreeing with implied स्त्री (सा)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by all)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of all)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निष्पन्न)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (स्थानवाचक)

• अव्रजत्: went
• अव्रजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd sg (she went)

• गणाः: the gaṇas (attendants)
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (her)

• अनुजग्मुः: followed
• अनुजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect, 3rd pl (followed)

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

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of the gaṇas)

• पृष्ठतः: from behind/behind
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निष्पन्न)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (स्थानवाचक)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forward-moving sacred procession: a leading feminine/divine figure (implied by 'she') surrounded by bhūtas; gaṇas follow; devas appear behind, forming layered ranks against a Himalayan backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūtas
• Gaṇas
• Devas
• Caṇḍī (implied as ‘she’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred service, every being has a place and duty; cosmic order manifests as disciplined procession around the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha, within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes the ordered movement of attendants in a sacred procession.