Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तथेति मत्वा सहसा निर्जग्मुस्ते तदा सुराः । कार्त्तिकेयं पुरस्कृत्य शंकरातमजमेव हि

Transliteration

tatheti matvā sahasā nirjagmuste tadā surāḥ | kārttikeyaṃ puraskṛtya śaṃkarātamajameva hi

Translation

तथेति मत्वा ते सुराः सहसा निर्जग्मुः, शंकरात्मजं कार्त्तिकेयं पुरस्कृत्य।

Word by Word

• तथा: so, thus
• तथा: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• इति: thus (saying/thinking)
• इति: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सहसा: suddenly, quickly
• सहसा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly/quickly)

• निर्जग्मुः: went forth, departed
• निर्जग्मुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• कार्त्तिकेयम्: Kārttikeya
• कार्त्तिकेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / having taken as leader
• पुरस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• शंकरात्: from Śaṅkara
• शंकरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘कार्त्तिकेयम्’ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-सर्वनाम

• अजम्: the unborn one
• अजम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘unborn’ इत्यर्थे विशेषणवत्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: indeed/for)

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods surge forward in a swift procession, placing Kārttikeya at the front; banners rise, weapons gleam, and the divine host moves as one under the son of Śaṅkara.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Kārttikeya (Skanda)
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous forces advance under divinely appointed leadership—Skanda symbolizes empowered dharma in action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa framework implies the Kedāra sacred region; this verse itself is narrative movement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.