Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

शूलपाशुपतादीनि सहसोपस्थितानि च । वारयामास गिरिशो भवः साध्य इति ब्रुवन्

Transliteration

śūlapāśupatādīni sahasopasthitāni ca | vārayāmāsa giriśo bhavaḥ sādhya iti bruvan

Translation

ظهر الرمح الثلاثي وسلاح باشوبتا وسائر الأسلحة دفعةً واحدة؛ غير أنّ جِريشا—بهافا—كفَّها قائلاً: «إنه يُعامَل على ما قُدِّر له».

Word by Word

• śūlapāśupatādīni: the Śūla, Pāśupata, and other (weapons)
• śūlapāśupatādīni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśupata (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective dvandva)

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb; suddenly/at once)

• upasthitāni: present/arrived
• upasthitāni: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: upa-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); उपसर्ग: उप-

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• vārayāmāsa: restrained/warded off
• vārayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; णिच् (Causative)

• giriśaḥ: Giriśa (Lord of the mountain)
• giriśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (giri-īśa = lord of mountains)

• bhavaḥ: Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sādhyaḥ: to be accomplished/feasible
• sādhyaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative adjective)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रत्यय (Quotative particle)

• bruvan: saying
• bruvan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Divine weapons—trident and Pāśupata—manifest instantly, hovering with radiance; Śiva (Girīśa/Bhava) raises a calming hand, halting them, declaring the destined method of dealing with Tāraka.

Characters & Entities

• Girīśa (Śiva)
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Śūla
• Pāśupata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme power includes restraint; dharma is fulfilled not merely by force, but by right timing and cosmic purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights Śiva’s control over divine weapons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.