Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

प्राप्तं त्वया महाराज केदारस्य प्रसादतः । येन त्वं सैन्यहीनोऽपि पृथिवीं परिरक्षसि

Transliteration

prāptaṃ tvayā mahārāja kedārasya prasādataḥ | yena tvaṃ sainyahīno'pi pṛthivīṃ parirakṣasi

Translation

أيها الملك العظيم، إنما نلتَ هذا بفضل نعمة كيدارا؛ وبتلك النعمة تحمي الأرض وإن كنتَ بلا جيش.

Word by Word

• प्राप्तम्: obtained, attained
• प्राप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् (धातु) + प्र-, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया-करण), एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् राजा)

• केदारस्य: of Kedāra
• केदारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• प्रसादतः: from (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी-अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (causal sense)

• येन: by which; whereby
• येन: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/हेतौ (by which/whereby)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सैन्यहीनः: devoid of an army
• सैन्यहीनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सैन्येन हीनः)

• अपि: even; although
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• पृथिवीम्: the earth, kingdom
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• परिरक्षसि: you protect
• परिरक्षसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (धातु) + परि-
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unnamed narrator (within Pulastya’s narration-context in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king stands with minimal retinue, yet a luminous Śaiva aura shields the land; enemies retreat as if checked by an unseen force emanating from Kedāra’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra (Śiva)
• Mahārāja (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is portrayed as a higher protection than mere force; dharmic rule is safeguarded by Śiva’s favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedāranātha as the source of prasāda (grace) granting protection and stability.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes the result of Kedāra’s prasāda.