Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहवो ह्यागताः शिवसन्निधौ । ब्रह्मणा नोदितास्तत्र चक्रुस्ते विधिवत्क्रियाम्

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahavo hyāgatāḥ śivasannidhau | brahmaṇā noditāstatra cakruste vidhivatkriyām

Translation

ฤๅษีเหล่านี้และอีกมากมายได้มาสู่สันนิธิแห่งพระศิวะ ครั้นได้รับการกระตุ้นจากพระพรหม ณ ที่นั้น พวกท่านจึงประกอบพิธีตามครรลองวินัยโดยชอบ

Word by Word

• एते: these (persons)
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• आगताः: having come / arrived
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विधेय-विशेषणम्

• शिवसन्निधौ: in the presence of Śiva
• शिवसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सन्निधिः)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• नोदिताः: urged / prompted
• नोदिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-उद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः (passive sense)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb: there)

• चक्रुः: they performed / did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• विधिवत्: according to proper procedure
• विधिवत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: according to rule)

• क्रियाम्: rite / ritual act
• क्रियाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan shrine-space at Kedāra: many ṛṣis arrive and stand before the unseen/manifest Śiva-presence; Brahmā’s injunction is implied; the sages begin orderly rites with ritual implements arranged in symmetry.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual becomes spiritually potent when performed in the presence of the Lord and in obedience to śāstric procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred sphere is implied, emphasizing the sanctity of Śiva’s immediate presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform kriyā (rites) in a vidhi-vat manner—strictly according to prescribed ritual rules.