Shloka 14 - Adhyaya 28 - Kedara Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Thai | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो वचनाच्चैव कुमारेण तदा वृता । अथ सेनापतिर्जातः कुमारः शांकरिस्तदा

Transliteration

brahmaṇo vacanāccaiva kumāreṇa tadā vṛtā | atha senāpatirjātaḥ kumāraḥ śāṃkaristadā

Translation

ตามพระวาจาพรหมา กุมารจึงรับนางไว้เป็นคู่ ครั้นนั้นเอง กุมารโอรสแห่งศังกระก็ได้เป็นเสนาบดี—จอมทัพแห่งหมู่เทพ

Word by Word

ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā

वचनात्from the command/word

चand

एवindeed

कुमारेणby Kumāra

तदाthen

वृताwas chosen

अथthen

सेनापतिःcommander of the army

जातःbecame

कुमारःKumāra

शांकरिःof Śaṅkara (Śaiva)

तदाthen

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (protectorate of Śiva; Skanda’s empowerment context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: By Brahmā’s word, Senā is chosen by Kumāra; immediately Kumāra, Śaṅkara’s son, is established as Senāpati—commander of the divine hosts.

Characters & Entities

Brahmā

Kumāra (Skanda)

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Senā

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine governance operates through rightful appointment—leadership is conferred for the protection of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra setting frames the episode; the verse centers on Skanda’s investiture rather than tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.