Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

तदा कृतो महेशेन पार्षदो हि महात्मना । चंडो नाम्नाच विख्यातोमुण्डस्य च सखा प्रियः

Transliteration

tadā kṛto maheśena pārṣado hi mahātmanā | caṃḍo nāmnāca vikhyātomuṇḍasya ca sakhā priyaḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้ว พระมหेशผู้ทรงมหาตมะได้ทรงแต่งตั้งเขาเป็นปารษท คือผู้รับใช้แห่งคณะคณา เขาเป็นที่รู้จักด้วยนามว่า “จัณฑะ” และยังเป็นสหายอันเป็นที่รักของมุณฑะด้วย

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kālādhi karaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• कृतः: was made/appointed
• कृतः: Karta (Subject complement; agrees with पार्षदः/चण्डः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (was made/appointed)

• महेशेन: by Mahesha
• महेशेन: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पार्षदः: an attendant (gaṇa)
• पार्षदः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of महेशेन)

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa
• चण्डः: Karta (Apposition to पार्षदः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/Specification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (by name)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: Karta (Predicate adjective of चण्डः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि/भावे (renowned)

• मुण्डस्य: of Muṇḍa
• मुण्डस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• सखा: friend
• सखा: Karta (Apposition to चण्डः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रियः: dear
• प्रियः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of सखा/चण्डः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (dear)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva confers pārṣada-hood upon Indrasena; a ritual-like transformation occurs, and he is renamed Caṇḍa, standing beside Muṇḍa as a close companion among gaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa
• Caṇḍa
• Muṇḍa
• pārṣada (Śiva-gaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace can elevate a being into divine service; proximity to the Lord (pārṣadatva) is portrayed as a supreme fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where the narrative frames Śiva’s bestowal of status and protection as part of the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse records a boon-like appointment into Śiva’s retinue.