Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

विलक्षश्चाभवद्भीमो निश्वासांश्चाप्यमुंचत । तं ततः केशवः स्वामी समादाय करे दृढे

Transliteration

vilakṣaścābhavadbhīmo niśvāsāṃścāpyamuṃcata | taṃ tataḥ keśavaḥ svāmī samādāya kare dṛḍhe

Translation

أصابَ بهيما ذهولٌ وأخذ يزفر أنفاسًا ثقيلة. عندئذٍ أمسكه الربّ كيشافا بيده بإحكام.

Word by Word

• vilakṣaḥ: confused/embarrassed
• vilakṣaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vilakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (bhīmaḥ)

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

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhīmaḥ: Bhīma
• bhīmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• niśvāsān: breaths/sighs
• niśvāsān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; "also"

• amuñcata: released/let out
• amuñcata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a- (अङ्गविकरण) + √muc मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tam: him
• tam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमसूचक ("then/from there")

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• svāmī: the lord/master
• svāmī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (keśavaḥ) इति विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Kriya (Converb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā- (उपसर्ग) + √dā दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): "having taken"

• kare: in the hand
• kare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• dṛḍhe: firm/strong
• dṛḍhe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (kare)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A sage/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma, overwhelmed, exhales heavily and looks dazed; Keśava steps in, grasping his hand firmly, stabilizing him amid the charged atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the devotee is shaken, the Lord becomes the guide—steadying and leading them onward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.