Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

कामधेनुं समायांतीं दृष्ट्वा सर्वे सुरासुराः । पुष्पवर्षेण महता ववर्षुरमितप्रभाम्

Transliteration

kāmadhenuṃ samāyāṃtīṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve surāsurāḥ | puṣpavarṣeṇa mahatā vavarṣuramitaprabhām

Translation

ครั้นเห็นกามธนูเสด็จมา เหล่าเทวะและอสูรทั้งปวงก็โปรยพวงบุปผาเป็นมหาวสันต์ลงเหนือพระนางผู้รุ่งเรืองหาประมาณมิได้

Word by Word

• कामधेनुम्: Kāmadhenu (wish-fulfilling cow)
• कामधेनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कामान् धेनुः इव/ददाति)

• समायान्तीम्: approaching
• समायान्तीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-यान्त् (कृदन्त; √या धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुरासुराः: gods and demons
• सुरासुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

• पुष्पवर्षेण: with a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुष्पाणां वर्षः)

• महता: great, abundant
• महता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्पवर्षेण)

• ववर्षुः: they rained down
• ववर्षुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अमितप्रभाम्: of immeasurable splendor
• अमितप्रभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अमिता प्रभा यस्याः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāmadhenu approaches in splendor; devas and asuras together shower abundant flowers from the sky, filling the air with petals over sacred waters and Himalayan horizons.

Characters & Entities

• Kāmadhenu
• Surabhī
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divine excellence draws reverence even from opposing powers; honoring sacred beings is portrayed as auspicious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa framework underlies the narration, tying the episode into Kedāra’s purāṇic sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional gesture is implied—puṣpavarṣa (flower-offering/honor)—though no formal rite is commanded.