Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तदा त ऋषयः सर्वे सर्वमेवेश्वरेश्वरम् । विज्ञप्तुकामाः सहसा ऊचुरेवं जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

tadā ta ṛṣayaḥ sarve sarvameveśvareśvaram | vijñaptukāmāḥ sahasā ūcurevaṃ janārdanam

Translation

ତେବେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଋଷିମାନେ, ସର୍ବେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଈଶ୍ୱର ଓ ସର୍ବସ୍ୱ ଜନାର୍ଦନଙ୍କୁ ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ ନିବେଦନ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରି, ଏଭଳି କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• ते: those
• ते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• ईश्वर-ईश्वरम्: the Lord of lords
• ईश्वर-ईश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'ईश्वराणाम् ईश्वरः'); पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• विज्ञप्तु-कामाः: desiring to petition
• विज्ञप्तु-कामाः: कर्ता (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञप्तु (कृदन्त; तुमुन् from √ज्ञप्/ज्ञा? 'to inform/request') + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: 'विज्ञप्तुं कामाः'); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/at once)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (Perfect, 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनम्: सम्प्रदान/कर्म (Addressee as object of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-seeker audience / interlocutor within the Purāṇa’s dialogue frame (not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of austere sages in a Himalayan grove near Kedāra, hands folded, addressing Janārdana with reverence; the atmosphere is charged with impending cosmic dispute yet anchored in devotional decorum.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, the wise seek divine refuge and guidance; acknowledging the Supreme as the inner ruler of all restores dharmic clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred narrative context continues, but this verse primarily presents a dialogue moment within the Dakṣa-yajña episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request/appeal by sages to Viṣṇu.