Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रह्मा प्राह विष्णुं भगवंस्त्वमिदं शृणु । देवास्त्वानुगमिष्यंति भारं हर भुवः प्रभो

Transliteration

tato brahmā prāha viṣṇuṃ bhagavaṃstvamidaṃ śṛṇu | devāstvānugamiṣyaṃti bhāraṃ hara bhuvaḥ prabho

Translation

Lalu Brahmā berkata kepada Viṣṇu: “Wahai Tuhan Yang Mulia, dengarlah ini. Para dewa akan mengikutimu—angkatlah beban Bumi, wahai Penguasa.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereupon/then'

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• prāha: said, spoke
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• viṣṇum: to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• śṛṇu: hear, listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• tvā: you
• tvā: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक-सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (enclitic form)

• anugamiṣyanti: will follow
• anugamiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhāram: burden
• bhāram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• hara: remove, take away
• hara: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhuvaḥ: of the earth/world
• bhuvaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvan / bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (Vedic/epic genitive form)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Caṇḍikā (narrating past event; quoted speech of Brahmā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā addresses Viṣṇu in a celestial assembly; devas stand attentive; the Earth’s burden is implied through a distressed Bhū-devī motif or dark daitya silhouettes below.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Earth

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine action is coordinated: the gods work with the Supreme to restore balance when the world is overwhelmed by adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is cosmological and narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.