Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

तेषां मध्ये गतो विष्णुः श्रियोपेतः सुरारिहा

Transliteration

teṣāṃ madhye gato viṣṇuḥ śriyopetaḥ surārihā

Translation

ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରୀସହିତ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଗମନ କଲେ—ଦେବଶତ୍ରୁନାଶକ।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of them)

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (in the middle)

• गतः: gone/standing (having gone)
• गतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Nominative singular agreeing with विष्णुः

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• श्रिया: with Śrī (Lakṣmī/splendor)
• श्रिया: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with Śrī)

• उपेतः: attended/endowed
• उपेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप√इ (धातु) → उपेत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Nominative singular (endowed/attended)

• सुरारिहा: slayer of the enemies of the gods
• सुरारिहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + अरि + हन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् अरिणां हन्ता); Nominative singular (epithet of Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu stands/moves at the center of a radiant group, Lakṣmī beside him; surrounding attendants form a protective ring; the composition emphasizes centrality, auspiciousness, and divine guardianship.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa presents divine unity: Viṣṇu’s presence in a Śaiva setting underscores harmony among deities in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārnātha and its Himalayan sacred sphere, as framed by the Kedāra Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights Viṣṇu’s divine presence and attributes.