Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

इंद्रं पुरोधसा सार्द्धमिंद्राण्या सहितं विभुम् । तथैव लोकपालांश्च पूजयित्वा पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

iṃdraṃ purodhasā sārddhamiṃdrāṇyā sahitaṃ vibhum | tathaiva lokapālāṃśca pūjayitvā pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

ท่านบูชาพระอินทร์ผู้ทรงเดช พร้อมด้วยปุโรหิตและในสหายแห่งพระอินทราณี และยังบูชาเหล่าโลกปาละทั้งหลายแยกเป็นรายองค์

Word by Word

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पुरोधसा: with the priest (Bṛhaspati)
• पुरोधसा: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (with/together)

• इन्द्राण्या: with Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राण्या: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), एकवचन

• सहितम्: accompanied (by)
• सहितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (इन्द्रम्)

• विभुम्: the mighty one
• विभुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• लोकपालान्: the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकानां पालाः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातुः—पूज्

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (separately)

• पृथक्: each one separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोगः (emphatic repetition)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himavān offers worship to Indra seated with Indrāṇī, with the purohita beside; then he turns to the Lokapālas positioned in the eight directions, honoring each separately in a mandala-like arrangement.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Indrāṇī
• Purodhas (priest)
• Lokapāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the cosmic guardians and divine hierarchy reflects gratitude and upholds ṛta/dharma within sacred rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where comprehensive worship extends to Indra and the Lokapālas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā offered to Indra (with his priest and Indrāṇī) and to the Lokapālas individually (pṛthak pṛthak).