Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अन्याश्चैव तथा सर्वाः पुरस्कृत्य सदाशिवम् । गंतुकामाश्चोग्रतरा भूतैः प्रेतैः समावृताः

Transliteration

anyāścaiva tathā sarvāḥ puraskṛtya sadāśivam | gaṃtukāmāścogratarā bhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ samāvṛtāḥ

Translation

И многие другие богини — все они — выдвинув Садашиву впереди, желали двинуться; в высшей степени свирепые, они были окружены бхутами и претами.

Word by Word

• अन्याः: others (fem.)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (of anyāḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द (adjective ‘all’)

• पुरस्कृत्य: having put in front; having led
• पुरस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras-√kṛ (कृ—धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having placed in front/having led’

• सदाशिवम्: Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Accusative singular); कर्मधारय (‘सदा शिवः’)

• गन्तुकामाः: desirous to go
• गन्तुकामाः: Visheshana (of sarvāḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (गम्—धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समास; पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग? (context: feminine group, but form is masculine nominative plural); प्रथमा बहुवचन; ‘गन्तुं कामाः’ (desirous to go)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• उग्रतराः: more fierce
• उग्रतराः: Visheshana (of sarvāḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ugra (प्रातिपदिक) + tara (तरप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative: ‘more fierce’)

• भूतैः: by/with bhūtas
• भूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन

• प्रेतैः: by/with pretas
• प्रेतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया बहुवचन

• समावृताः: surrounded, covered
• समावृताः: Visheshana (predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√vṛ (वृ—धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); प्रथमा बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle: ‘enveloped/surrounded’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A massed assembly of fierce goddesses and attendants, all oriented toward Sadāśiva at the front; a forward-moving surge with bhūtas and pretas forming an outer ring, suggesting a protective cordon and impending confrontation.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Other Devīs/Yoginīs (implied)
• Bhūtas
• Pretas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When Sadāśiva is held as the guiding center, even fierce powers become ordered and purposeful within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, emphasizing the grandeur of Śiva’s presence and the vastness of his attendant host.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of divine movement and entourage.