Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एवं विमृश्यमानानां देवानां तत्र नारदः । यदृच्छयागतस्तत्र देवर्षिरमितद्युतिः

Transliteration

evaṃ vimṛśyamānānāṃ devānāṃ tatra nāradaḥ | yadṛcchayāgatastatra devarṣiramitadyutiḥ

Translation

ขณะเหล่าเทวะกำลังปรึกษากันอยู่นั้น เทวฤๅษีนารทผู้มีรัศมีหาประมาณมิได้ ก็มาถึงที่นั่นโดยบังเอิญ

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• vimṛśyamānānām: of those deliberating
• vimṛśyamānānām: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi+√mṛś (मृश्) (present passive participle)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्) कर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (of those being deliberated/while deliberating)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (of the gods)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• nāradaḥ: Nārada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nārada)

• yadṛcchayā: by chance
• yadṛcchayā: Karana (Instrumental of manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadṛcchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; अव्ययार्थे (by chance/accidentally)

• āgataḥ: having come
• āgataḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; ā+√gam (गम्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (having come)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• devarṣiḥ: the divine sage
• devarṣiḥ: Karta (Apposition to Nārada/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (divine sage)

• amita-dyutiḥ: of immeasurable radiance
• amita-dyutiḥ: Karta (Qualifier of Nārada/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (amitaḥ dyutiḥ yasya); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of immeasurable splendor)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: As the devas deliberate, radiant Nārada suddenly appears—vīṇā in hand—his presence cutting through uncertainty and promising decisive counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In moments of dharmic crisis, divine counsel (sad-upadeśa) appears—often unexpectedly—to restore right order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape frames the narrative, but this verse highlights Nārada’s providential arrival rather than a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.