Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

प्रवेक्ष्यमाणास्ते सर्वे सुरेन्द्रा ऋषिभिः सह । दृष्टा हिमाद्रिणा तत्र अभ्युत्थानगतोऽभवत्

Transliteration

pravekṣyamāṇāste sarve surendrā ṛṣibhiḥ saha | dṛṣṭā himādriṇā tatra abhyutthānagato'bhavat

Translation

Tatkala semua penguasa para dewa masuk bersama para ṛṣi, Himādri melihat mereka di sana lalu segera bangkit menyambut dengan penuh hormat.

Word by Word

• pravekṣyamāṇāḥ: entering
• pravekṣyamāṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (प्र + विश्-धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘प्रवेश्यमान’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘entering/being about to enter’

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• surendrāḥ: lords of the gods
• surendrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-indra (सुर + इन्द्र; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् इन्द्राः)

• ṛṣibhiḥ: with sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (ऋषि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/साकं-योगे), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः (postposition/indeclinable meaning ‘with’)

• dṛṣṭāḥ: having been seen
• dṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश्-धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘seen’

• himādriṇā: by Himādri (the snowy mountain)
• himādriṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hima-adri (हिम + अद्रि; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/कर्ता-करणभावे), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हिमः अद्रिः)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• abhyutthānagataḥ: having risen (in greeting)
• abhyutthānagataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhyutthāna-gata (अभ्युत्थान + गत; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अभ्युत्थानं गतः = risen to greet)

• abhavat: became, was
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-Himādri precinct

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession of Indra and other devas enters with ṛṣis; the personified Himādri—majestic mountain-king—rises in respectful greeting, suggesting living peaks, radiant clouds, and a ceremonial welcome at Kedāra.

Characters & Entities

• Himādri
• Devas (surendrāḥ)
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Abhyutthāna—rising to honour guests and elders—is upheld as a mark of dharma, even in divine settings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan-Kedāra sacred realm is implied through Himādri’s personal presence and the ritual venue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it depicts dharmic etiquette of welcoming revered visitors.