Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहवो गणास्ते दुःखिनोऽभवन् । तांश्च दृष्ट्वा तथाभूतन्महेशो लज्जितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahavo gaṇāste duḥkhino'bhavan | tāṃśca dṛṣṭvā tathābhūtanmaheśo lajjito'bhavat

Translation

เหล่านี้และคณะคณะอื่นอีกมากต่างเศร้าหมอง ครั้นพระมหีศะทอดพระเนตรเห็นพวกเขาเป็นเช่นนั้น พระองค์เองก็ทรงละอายพระทัย

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘these’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक — ‘and’

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘other’ (used substantively)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक — ‘and’

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘many’

• गणाः: attendants
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘gaṇas’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘they’

• दुःखिनः: sorrowful
• दुःखिनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘sorrowful’

• अभवन्: became
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘became/were’

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘them’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक — ‘and’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय — ‘having seen’

• तथाभूतान्: being in such a state
• तथाभूतान्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + भूत (कृदन्त; भू+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — ‘such-become, in that state’ (qualifying tān)

• महेशः: Maheśa (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक; महा+ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘Maheśa’

• लज्जितः: ashamed
• लज्जितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जित (कृदन्त; लज्ज्+क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘ashamed’ (predicative)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘became’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide scene: many gaṇas visibly distressed; Maheśa looks upon them, his expression softening into shame and concern—an emotional reversal from detached serenity to empathetic humility.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Śiva-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s compassion includes sensitivity to the suffering of his attendants; divine leadership is shown through shared concern and moral awareness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakṣetra is the broader setting, where Śaiva dharma and the sanctity of the region are unfolded through narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates the emotional turning point for Maheśa.