Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणापि तथा सर्वे भृग्वाद्याश्च महर्षयः । आश्वासिता बोधिताश्च ज्ञानिनश्चाभवन्क्षणात्

Transliteration

brahmaṇāpi tathā sarve bhṛgvādyāśca maharṣayaḥ | āśvāsitā bodhitāśca jñāninaścābhavankṣaṇāt

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล โดยพระพรหม บรรดามหาฤษีทั้งหลายเริ่มแต่ภฤคุ ได้รับการปลอบประโลมและคำสั่งสอน และในชั่วขณะก็ได้ตั้งมั่นในญาณอันแท้จริง

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana/Agent (by Brahmā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वय-निपात (also/even)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• भृग्वाद्याः: Bhr̥gu and others
• भृग्वाद्याः: Karta (Part of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (भृगुः आदिः येषाम्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय conjunction

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• आश्वासिताः: comforted, reassured
• आश्वासिताः: Karta-bhava (Predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• बोधिताः: instructed, enlightened
• बोधिताः: Karta-bhava (Predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय conjunction

• ज्ञानिनः: knowers (wise ones)
• ज्ञानिनः: Karta-bhava (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय conjunction

• अभवन्: became
• अभवन्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• क्षणात्: in an instant, immediately
• क्षणात्: Kala-adhikaraṇa (Time: immediately)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे 'क्षणात्' = 'immediately'

Speaker

Lomaśa (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage inquirers / audience of the Kedāra-kathā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā consoles and instructs the assembled sages (Bhṛgu and others); their faces shift from agitation to clarity, becoming jñānins ‘in a moment.’

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Bhṛgu
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right instruction and reassurance from enlightened authority can rapidly stabilize the mind in jñāna (clear spiritual understanding).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the broader frame; the verse highlights the sanctifying power of the Kedāra narrative setting rather than naming a sub-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the focus is on bodhana (spiritual awakening) through teaching.