Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

ततो देवैः परिवृतो वेदोपनिषदैस्तथा । नानागमैः परिवृतः कालकूटभयाद्ययौ

Transliteration

tato devaiḥ parivṛto vedopaniṣadaistathā | nānāgamaiḥ parivṛtaḥ kālakūṭabhayādyayau

Translation

แล้วพระองค์ก็เสด็จไป โดยมีเหล่าเทวะรายล้อม และมีพระเวทกับอุปนิษัทโอบล้อม อีกทั้งอาคมนานาประการแวดล้อม ด้วยความหวาดกลัวต่อกาลกูฏะ

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/thereupon’)

• देवैः: by/with the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘surrounded’ (ब्रह्मा)

• वेदोपनिषदैः: by the Vedas and Upaniṣads
• वेदोपनिषदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-उपनिषद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (उपनिषद्), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (वेदाः च उपनिषदः च)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• नानागमैः: by various Āgamas
• नानागमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना-आगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (नानाः आगमाः)

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• कालकूटभयात्: from fear of Kālakūṭa
• कालकूटभयात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालकूट-भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालकूटस्य भयम्)

• ययौ: he went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā advances, ringed by Devas; around him appear personified Vedas and Upaniṣads as radiant sages, and Āgamas as scroll-bearing guardians—forming a moving fortress of scripture against the looming poison-threat.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vedas
• Upaniṣads
• Āgamas
• Kālakūṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True guidance in times of danger is portrayed as scriptural and dhārmic—Veda, Upaniṣad, and Āgama together form a protective compass.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa framework remains the pilgrimage-theology backdrop; the verse itself emphasizes scriptural entourage rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse symbolically elevates śāstra as support.