Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

गांधर्वस्या वसाने तु लब्धसंज्ञो हरिः सुरान् । पप्रच्छ त्वरितेनवै क्व गतो हि महातपाः

Transliteration

gāṃdharvasyā vasāne tu labdhasaṃjño hariḥ surān | papraccha tvaritenavai kva gato hi mahātapāḥ

Translation

Apabila muzik gandharva tamat, Hari (Indra) sedar semula dan dengan pantas bertanya kepada para dewa, "Ke manakah perginya pertapa agung itu?"

Word by Word

• गान्धर्वस्य: of the gandharva (state/episode)
• गान्धर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular

• अवसाने: at the end
• अवसाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle)

• लब्धसंज्ञः: having regained consciousness
• लब्धसंज्ञः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; √लभ् + क्त = लब्ध; ‘संज्ञा’ (consciousness) इति कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘संज्ञां लब्धः’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हरिः: Hari (Indra/Vishnu epithet; here Indra)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• पप्रच्छ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• त्वरितेन: quickly, in haste
• त्वरितेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरित (कृदन्त; √त्वर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/रीतिवाचक; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• क्व: where?
• क्व: Kriya-viseshana (Interrogative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (महातपाः)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक (particle)

• महातपाः: the great ascetic (Bṛhaspati)
• महातपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; महा + तपस् (कर्मधारयः: ‘महान् तपः यस्य/महत्तपः’); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Lomāśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gandharvas finish a musical performance; Indra’s expression shifts from intoxicated delight to alarm; he rises abruptly, questioning the assembled gods as instruments still vibrate in the air.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Hari)
• Devas
• Bṛhaspati (mahātapāḥ)
• Gandharvas (music implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Distraction and pride can dull awareness; realization often comes only after loss, prompting urgent seeking of guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is identified; the verse continues the celestial narrative thread within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.