Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

रुद्रस्तदा ददर्शाय वीरभद्रेण यत्कृतम् । स्वाहा स्वधा तथा पूषा भृगुर्मतिमतां वरः

Transliteration

rudrastadā dadarśāya vīrabhadreṇa yatkṛtam | svāhā svadhā tathā pūṣā bhṛgurmatimatāṃ varaḥ

Translation

حينئذٍ أبصر رُدرا ما صنعه فيرابهادرا—وكيف نال الاضطرابُ سْفَاهَا وسْفَذَا، وكذلك بوشَن، وبْهْرِغو، أسبقَ الحكماء وأفضلَهم، في تلك الفتنة التي أصابت القربان.

Word by Word

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (then)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• आय: indeed (particle)
• आय: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपातः (metrical filler/particle; often in epic style)

• वीरभद्रेण: by Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रेण: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental singular; कर्तृकरणभावे)

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative; accusative singular)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘done’ (past passive participle)

• स्वाहा: Svāhā
• स्वाहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular; proper name)

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular; proper name)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (also/likewise)

• पूषा: Pūṣan
• पूषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• मतिमताम्: of the wise/intelligent
• मतिमताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Genitive plural; ‘of the intelligent’)

• वरः: the best/excellent one
• वरः: Pradhāna (Predicate/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular; appositional epithet)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakhala yajña-vāṭa (Dakṣa-yajña site)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rudra arrives and witnesses the aftermath: the yajña ground in disarray; Vīrabhadra’s fierce intervention has left Svāhā, Svadhā, Pūṣan, and Bhṛgu afflicted—an image of shattered ritual pride.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Vīrabhadra
• Svāhā
• Svadhā
• Pūṣan
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual power without reverence for Śiva collapses; divine order prevails over pride-filled sacrifice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred landscape frames the narration (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse itself focuses on the Dakṣa-yajña episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse critiques sacrificial arrogance by showing consequences at Dakṣa’s rite.