Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

सगमः स पुनः सद्यो बंधुभिः सह सुव्रताः

Transliteration

sagamaḥ sa punaḥ sadyo baṃdhubhiḥ saha suvratāḥ

Translation

Dia pun berangkat lagi serta-merta, bersama kaum kerabatnya—mereka yang berikrar baik dan berdisiplin dalam laku.

Word by Word

• सगमः: Sagama (proper name)
• सगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again, then
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• बन्धुभिः: with (his) relatives
• बन्धुभिः: Sahakāraka / Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka / Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (postposition meaning 'with')

• सुव्रताः: of good vows, virtuous
• सुव्रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; सु + व्रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee sets out again immediately with kinsmen of good vows, moving along a Himalayan path toward Kedāra; travel gear, prayer beads, and a sense of purposeful ascent.

Characters & Entities

• Baṃdhu (kinsmen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious journeys and sacred aims are to be undertaken with disciplined, vow-keeping companions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedāra-khaṇḍa, the implied sacred destination is Kedāra (Kedārnātha) and its dhārmic milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the general virtue of suvrata (good vows/observances) is indicated; no specific rite is stated.