Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा प्रहसन्वाक्यं देवान्ब्रह्मा तदाऽब्रवीत् । चिरं स्थितानि विज्ञायागच्छध्वं तानि वै सुराः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā prahasanvākyaṃ devānbrahmā tadā'bravīt | ciraṃ sthitāni vijñāyāgacchadhvaṃ tāni vai surāḥ

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำนั้น พระพรหมทรงแย้มสรวลแล้วตรัสแก่เหล่าเทวะว่า “เมื่อรู้ว่าอาวุธเหล่านั้นคงอยู่ที่นั่นมาช้านานแล้ว โอ้เหล่าสุระ จงไปนำกลับมาเถิด”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• प्रहसन्: smiling/laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• स्थितानि: lying/remaining
• स्थितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘तानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• विज्ञाय: having ascertained/knowing
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• आगच्छध्वम्: come/go (you all)
• आगच्छध्वम्: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative) / प्रथमा बहुवचन (पाठानुसार); अत्र सम्बोधनार्थे

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (Suras)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā smiles and instructs the devas to go and retrieve the long-deposited weapons; the mood shifts from anxiety to clarity and purposeful action.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Deva (Sura)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wise leadership restores confidence: even long-neglected resources can be recovered through clear instruction and resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse references Dadhīci’s hermitage as a sanctified locus, within the Kedārakhaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive to act (go and obtain the weapons).