Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन वीरभद्रेण धीमता । पुष्कसोऽपि विमानाग्र्यमारुहोह च पश्यताम्

Transliteration

evamuktastadā tena vīrabhadreṇa dhīmatā | puṣkaso'pi vimānāgryamāruhoha ca paśyatām

Translation

یوں اس وقت دانا ویر بھدر کے کہنے پر، پُشکس بھی—سب کے دیکھتے دیکھتے—سب سے اعلیٰ آسمانی وِمان پر سوار ہو گیا۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle ‘spoken/addressed’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by him)

• वीरभद्रेण: by Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रेण: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by Vīrabhadra)

• धीमता: by the wise (one)
• धीमता: Kartr-karana (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by the wise one)

• पुष्कसः: Puṣkasa
• पुष्कसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (Puṣkasa)

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

• विमानाग्र्यम्: the best aerial chariot
• विमानाग्र्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (excellent aerial car)

• आरुह: mounted
• आरुह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Aorist ‘mounted’

• उह: (indeed) did
• उह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/उह (धातु; उह इति लुङ्-रूप-समर्थन)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; enclitic aorist auxiliary-like form in narration

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पश्यताम्: of those watching / while people watched
• पश्यताम्: Adhikarana (Locative/Genitive absolute sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश् (धातु) → पश्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural absolute ‘while (they) were watching’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Before onlookers, Puṣkasa mounts an excellent celestial chariot after being addressed by wise Vīrabhadra—an unmistakable public sign of Śiva’s favor.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• Puṣkasa
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace can elevate anyone—regardless of social standing—when vrata-merit and divine favor mature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, whose Śivarātri observance is portrayed as granting extraordinary results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the फल (result) of Śivarātri fasting/vigil as divine ascent.