Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ऋषयो देवगंधर्वास्तथान्ये पर्वतोत्तमाः । शंभ्यग्रगास्तदा जग्मुः स्त्रियश्चैव सुपूजिताः । बभौ छत्रेण महता ध्रिमाणेन मूर्द्धनि

Transliteration

ṛṣayo devagaṃdharvāstathānye parvatottamāḥ | śaṃbhyagragāstadā jagmuḥ striyaścaiva supūjitāḥ | babhau chatreṇa mahatā dhrimāṇena mūrddhani

Translation

ఋషులు, దేవగంధర్వులు మరియు ఇతర శ్రేష్ఠ పర్వతజులు శంభువును ముందుంచి అగ్రభాగంలో సాగారు; సత్కారింపబడిన స్త్రీలు కూడా వెంట వచ్చారు. ఆయన శిరస్సుపై ధరించిన మహాచ్ఛత్రంతో ఆయన మహాతేజస్సుతో ప్రకాశించాడు.

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• deva-gandharvāḥ: divine Gandharvas
• deva-gandharvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां गन्धर्वाः)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (also/likewise)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द (pronoun)

• parvata-uttamāḥ: excellent mountains
• parvata-uttamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः पर्वताः)

• śambhi-agragāḥ: those going in front of Śambhu
• śambhi-agragāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhi (प्रातिपदिक) + agraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शम्भेः अग्रगाः = Śambhu’s followers in front)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

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

• su-pūjitāḥ: well-honoured
• su-pūjitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + pūjita (कृदन्त; √pūj पूज्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying striyaḥ)

• babhau: shone/appeared splendid
• babhau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• chatreṇa: with an umbrella
• chatreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• mahatā: great
• mahatā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying chatreṇa)

• dhrimāṇena: by/with the bearer (supporting one)
• dhrimāṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhrimāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied bearer/appearance)

• mūrddhani: on the head
• mūrddhani: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Himalayan procession: ṛṣis and gandharvas lead before Śambhu; honoured women accompany; Śiva (or Śiva’s royal presence) shines beneath a vast white parasol held aloft, with snowy peaks and cedar forests behind.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Gandharvas
• Śambhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a great tīrtha, Śiva’s worship is portrayed as cosmic—sages, celestial beings, and devotees together honour him.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where Śambhu is celebrated with royal honours like the chatra (parasol) in procession.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rule is stated; it depicts ceremonial honours (procession, parasol) as part of festival worship.