Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच । एकदा तु सभामध्य आस्थितो देवराट् स्वयम् । लोकपालैः परिवृतो देवैश्च ऋषिभिस्तथा

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca | ekadā tu sabhāmadhya āsthito devarāṭ svayam | lokapālaiḥ parivṛto devaiśca ṛṣibhistathā

Translation

โลมาศะกล่าวว่า: ครั้งหนึ่ง พระราชาแห่งเทพทั้งปวงประทับนั่งกลางสภาหลวง รายล้อมด้วยโลกบาล เทพทั้งหลาย และเหล่าฤๅษีด้วย

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• सभा: assembly
• सभा: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वे)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• आस्थितः: seated/standing
• आस्थितः: Karta (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आस्थित’ = स्थित/आसीन

• देवराट्: king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराट्: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + राज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां राजा)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta-viseshana (Emphasis on subject)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (reflexive emphatic)

• लोकपालैः: by/with the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/Instrumental of association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकानां पालाः)

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवैः: by/with gods
• देवैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऋषिभिः: by/with sages
• ऋषिभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Lomāśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra seated in a radiant celestial sabhā, encircled by Lokapālas, devas, and ṛṣis; a formal, symmetrical court composition with luminous architecture.

Characters & Entities

• Lomāśa
• Indra (Devarāṭ)
• Lokapālas
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is upheld through assemblies of gods and sages, implying that rule should be guided by dharma and counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is named in this verse; it sets a mythic scene within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative setup describing the divine court.