Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । चण्डीं कुरु समीपस्थां लोकपालनतां प्रभो

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | caṇḍīṃ kuru samīpasthāṃ lokapālanatāṃ prabho

Translation

ବିଷ୍ଣୁ କହିଲେ—ହେ ପ୍ରଭୋ, ଚଣ୍ଡୀଙ୍କୁ ସମୀପରେ ରଖି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ପାଳନ-ରକ୍ଷାର ଭାର ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅର୍ପଣ କରନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्—धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चण्डीम्: Caṇḍī
• चण्डीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• कुरु: make, appoint
• कुरु: Kriya (imperative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ—धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समीपस्थाम्: standing nearby
• समीपस्थाम्: Karma-predicative (object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samīpa + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘समीपे स्थिता’ (standing near)

• लोकपालनताम्: the office of protecting the worlds
• लोकपालनताम्: Karma (object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pālana + tā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/office: ‘guardianship of the worlds’)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचन (Vocative singular)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm yet authoritative dialogue scene: Viṣṇu addresses Śiva, gesturing toward Caṇḍī to be stationed nearby as guardian of the worlds; Caṇḍī stands ready with weapons, poised but controlled.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Caṇḍī
• Prabhu (Śiva implied as addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order (dharma) is maintained through divinely assigned responsibilities carried out in harmony among deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa situates the dialogue within the sanctity of Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra, though this verse itself focuses on divine appointment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it is an administrative request regarding guardianship (loka-pālana).