Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सर्वे मिलित्वा सहसा ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः । देवानामुद्यमं श्रुत्वा तारकोऽपि महाबलः

Transliteration

sarve militvā sahasā brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ | devānāmudyamaṃ śrutvā tārako'pi mahābalaḥ

Translation

பிரம்மா, விஷ்ணுவை முன்னிலைப்படுத்தி தேவர்கள் அனைவரும் உடனே ஒன்று கூடியனர். தேவர்களின் போர்முயற்சியைச் செய்தி கேட்டு மகாபலன் தாரகனும் எழுந்தான்.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (they)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• मिलित्वा: having assembled
• मिलित्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having met/assembled)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—(ब्रह्मविष्णू) पुरोगमाः = ब्रह्मविष्णुभ्यां पुरोगमाः (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; those led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• उद्यमम्: effort; enterprise
• उद्यमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having heard)

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (particle; also/even)

• महाबलः: very strong; mighty
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—महच्च तत् बलं यस्य (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas assemble swiftly in council, Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the front; in the distance Tāraka, colossal and radiant with asuric power, turns his attention upon hearing their mobilization.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Devas
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma rises, divine powers unite—cosmic order is defended through collective resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa provides the sacred-text setting; this verse is not a tīrtha-phala statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.