Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

विद्युता मेडितः सूर्यः सेंद्रचापघनो यथा । अग्रतस्तस्य भगवान्धनेशो गुह्यकैः सह

Transliteration

vidyutā meḍitaḥ sūryaḥ seṃdracāpaghano yathā | agratastasya bhagavāndhaneśo guhyakaiḥ saha

Translation

كالشمسِ المحاطةِ بالبرق داخلَ سحابةِ مطرٍ تحملُ قوسَ إندرا (قوسَ قزح)، كان يتقدّم أمامه الربّ المبارك دَنيشا (كوبيرا) مع الغوهيَكَات.

Word by Word

• विद्युता: by lightning
• विद्युता: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) एकवचन

• मेडितः: encircled/covered (by flashes)
• मेडितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेडित (कृदन्त; √मेड् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• सूर्यः: the sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचन

• सेंद्रचापघनः: a cloud with a rainbow
• सेंद्रचापघनः: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + इन्द्रचाप + घन (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/विशेषणसमास ‘इन्द्रचापेन सहितः घनः’ (cloud with rainbow)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक/यथार्थक अव्यय (as/just as)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place: in front)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचन

• धनेशः: Dhanēśa (Kubera, lord of wealth)
• धनेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + ईश (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘धनस्य ईशः’

• गुह्यकैः: with the Guhyakas
• गुह्यकैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (with)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ahead of Śiva’s chariot moves Kubera, radiant like the sun within a lightning-laced raincloud arched by a rainbow; Guhyakas surround him as a glittering escort.

Characters & Entities

• Dhaneśa (Kubera)
• Guhyakas
• Indra (via indracāpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All powers—wealth, guardians, and celestial hosts—move in harmony when aligned with the Lord’s presence and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.