Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं च पुरस्कृत्य विष्णुं चैव सवासवम् । स ययौ त्वरितेनैव शंकरं लोकशंकरम् । तृष्टाव प्रयतो भूत्वा दक्षिणाशापतिः स्वयम्

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ ca puraskṛtya viṣṇuṃ caiva savāsavam | sa yayau tvaritenaiva śaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram | tṛṣṭāva prayato bhūtvā dakṣiṇāśāpatiḥ svayam

Translation

బ్రహ్మను ముందుంచి, విష్ణువును మరియు వాసవుడు (ఇంద్రుడు)ను తోడుగా తీసుకొని, అతడు లోకహితకరుడైన శంకరుని వద్దకు వేగంగా వెళ్లాడు. ఆపై భక్తితో నిండిన దక్షిణాశాపతి (యముడు) స్వయంగా ఆయనను స్తుతించాడు.

Word by Word

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

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

• puraskṛtya: having placed in front; having taken along as leader
• puraskṛtya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puras (अव्यय) + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), अर्थः—पुरतः कृत्वा (having placed in front/preceded by)

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

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

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

• sa-vāsavam: together with Vāsava (Indra)
• sa-vāsavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (सह/सहित-अर्थे उपसर्गवत्) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular); 'सह' अर्थे (with Indra)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (nominative singular pronoun)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• tvaritena: swiftly, with haste
• tvaritena: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular; adverbial use)

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

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• loka-śaṃkaram: benefactor of the world
• loka-śaṃkaram: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• tṛṣṭāva: praised
• tṛṣṭāva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; रूपम्—तुष्टाव/तृष्टाव (praised)

• prayataḥ: restrained, devout
• prayataḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), अर्थः—भवित्वा (having become)

• dakṣiṇāśā-patiḥ: lord of the southern direction
• dakṣiṇāśā-patiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + āśā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A swift divine journey: Yama leading a retinue with Brahmā in front, Viṣṇu and Indra beside, moving toward Śaṅkara in a Himalayan shrine; upon arrival, Yama stands with folded hands beginning praise.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic rulers approach Śiva with humility; devotion (stuti) is the rightful response to the Lord who sustains the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva sacred geography frames the scene; the verse centers on Śaṅkara’s universal lordship rather than naming a single shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, stotra/stuti (praise) as a devotional act; no formal vrata or dāna is specified.