Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वया हि देवेश त्रातव्याश्चाधुना सुराः । एवं तेन तदा शंभुर्विज्ञप्तो नंदिना द्विजाः

Transliteration

tasmāttvayā hi deveśa trātavyāścādhunā surāḥ | evaṃ tena tadā śaṃbhurvijñapto naṃdinā dvijāḥ

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้เจ้าแห่งเทวะ บัดนี้เหล่าเทวะพึงได้รับการคุ้มครองจากพระองค์. ดังนี้แล โอ้เหล่าฤๅษีผู้เกิดสองครั้ง ครั้งนั้นนันทิได้กราบทูลศัมภูตามนี้

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात् = therefore; ablatival adverb)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुषार्थे, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed, surely
• हि: Nipata (Emphasis/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/कारणार्थक-निपात)

• देवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रातव्याः: must be protected
• त्रातव्याः: Karya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु) → त्रातव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/obligatory), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karman (Patient of protection)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb of manner)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent/instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक)

• शंभुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विज्ञप्तः: was informed
• विज्ञप्तः: Kriya (Predicate: was informed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञप् (धातु) → विज्ञप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• नंदिना: by Nandin
• नंदिना: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा विभक्ति (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) (context: address to sages)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Maheshvara Khanda style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijas (sages) as narrative audience; Śiva as petitioned Lord

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī stands as advocate, presenting the urgent request: ‘Protect the devas now.’ Sages (dvijas) are addressed as witnesses to the narration.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva
• Nandin
• Deva(s)
• Sura(s)
• Dvitija(s)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, even the gods seek refuge in Śiva; protection comes through humble petition and divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region in the Himalayas), where Śiva’s presence and authority are celebrated, though this verse itself is narrative rather than a direct tīrtha-phala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it describes an appeal (vijñapti) to Śiva for protection.