Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एतान्गणान्वारय भो अत्र मत्तांश्च संप्रति । अस्मिन्काले च यत्कार्यं सर्वैस्तत्कार्यमे व च

Transliteration

etāngaṇānvāraya bho atra mattāṃśca saṃprati | asminkāle ca yatkāryaṃ sarvaistatkāryame va ca

Translation

«Удержи этих ган, о Владыка, ибо ныне они здесь опьянены. И какое бы дело ни надлежало совершить в это время — пусть именно это дело будет исполнено всеми.»

Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• गणान्: troops/attendants
• गणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• वारय: restrain/stop
• वारय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (णिजन्त from वृ/वार्; धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः—निवारय (restrain)

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मत्तान्: intoxicated/maddened
• मत्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• संप्रति: now/at present
• संप्रति: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संप्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• कार्यम्: is to be done/duty
• कार्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्-निर्देशक (correlative)

• कार्यम्: should be done
• कार्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: certainly/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

Speaker

Madhusūdana (addressing Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed divine speaker gestures toward the unruly gaṇas, signaling ‘stop’; the crowd’s motion pauses as attention turns to the urgent duty at hand in the sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Madhusūdana
• Śaṅkara
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine power must be guided by dharmic order; restraint and coordinated action protect the sanctity of the sacred place and its rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakṣetra (Kedāra), where maintaining order among Śiva’s hosts underscores the kṣetra’s living, governed holiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general dharmic directive: restrain disruptive forces and ensure the timely performance of what is required (kārya) by the assembled participants.