Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

अभिषिक्तस्तदा तत्र बृहस्पतिपुरोगमैः

Transliteration

abhiṣiktastadā tatra bṛhaspatipurogamaiḥ

Translation

แล้ว ณ ที่นั้นเอง เขาได้รับราชาภิเษก โดยมีพระพฤหัสบดี (พฤหัสดี) เป็นผู้นำประกอบพิธี

Word by Word

• abhiṣiktaḥ: (was) anointed
• abhiṣiktaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√sic (अभि+सिच्) (धातु) → abhiṣikta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• bṛhaspati-purogamaiḥ: by those led by Bṛhaspati
• bṛhaspati-purogamaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (bṛhaspatiḥ purogamaḥ yeṣām te)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The consecration moment: Bṛhaspati at the forefront with ritual implements; attendants hold kalaśas; the king stands or sits ready for abhiṣeka amid Vedic fire and chanting.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Abhiṣeka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Legitimate rule is sanctified through proper consecration under the guidance of a qualified guru and elders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is set in Svarga’s court; the Kedāra Khaṇḍa context is broader, but no earthly tīrtha is praised in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (ritual consecration/anointing) is directly referenced.