Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

छत्रचामरसंवीताः सर्वे हरपराक्रमाः । दशबाहवस्त्रिनेत्रा जटिला रुद्रभूषणाः

Transliteration

chatracāmarasaṃvītāḥ sarve haraparākramāḥ | daśabāhavastrinetrā jaṭilā rudrabhūṣaṇāḥ

Translation

ท่ามกลางฉัตรและพัดหางจามรอันโอบล้อม ทุกองค์ล้วนสำแดงเดชานุภาพแห่งหระ (ศิวะ)—มีสิบกร สามเนตร มุ่นชฎา และประดับด้วยเครื่องหมายแห่งรุทระ

Word by Word

• छत्रचामरसंवीताः: surrounded/attended by umbrellas and fly-whisks
• छत्रचामरसंवीताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चामर (प्रातिपदिक) + संवीत (कृदन्त; √वे (धातु) उपसर्ग सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), विशेषणम्—“संवीत” = आवृत/परिवृत

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः

• हरपराक्रमाः: having the valor of Hara (Śiva)
• हरपराक्रमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—हरस्य पराक्रमः यस्य/येषाम्

• दशबाहवः: ten-armed
• दशबाहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः—दश बाहवः येषाम्

• त्रिनेत्राः: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः—त्रीणि नेत्राणि येषाम्

• जटिलाः: matted-haired
• जटिलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• रुद्रभूषणाः: adorned like Rudra / with Rudra-like ornaments
• रुद्रभूषणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—रुद्रस्य भूषणम् इव/रुद्र-भूषणयुक्ताः

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of Śiva-like gaṇas under parasols and waving cāmara fans: ten-armed, three-eyed, matted-haired beings, ornamented with Rudra’s emblems, radiating martial splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True majesty is spiritual sovereignty—Śiva’s presence is marked by both royal insignia and transcendent iconography, eclipsing worldly status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa overall exalts the Kedāra sphere; this verse focuses on the retinue’s splendor rather than a particular bathing-place or shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative tableau of Śaiva power and honor.