Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

यदाहं त्वामुपाश्रित्य जगद्रक्षणदक्षिणः । श्रीपतित्वमनुप्राप्तस्तदा भक्ता भवंतु ते

Transliteration

yadāhaṃ tvāmupāśritya jagadrakṣaṇadakṣiṇaḥ | śrīpatitvamanuprāptastadā bhaktā bhavaṃtu te

Translation

Da ich bei dir Zuflucht nahm, wurde ich fähig, das Weltall zu schützen, und erlangte den Rang als Herr der Śrī; so mögen jene dann deine Bhaktas werden.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपाश्रित्य: having resorted to
• उपाश्रित्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), ‘having taken refuge in’

• जगद्रक्षणदक्षिणः: skilled in protecting the world
• जगद्रक्षणदक्षिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत्-रक्षण-दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + रक्षण + दक्षिण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अहम्); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः ‘जगतः रक्षणे दक्षः’

• श्रीपतित्वम्: the state of being Śrī’s lord (Vishnu-hood)
• श्रीपतित्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-पति-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + पति + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; भाववाचक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śriyāḥ patiḥ) + त्व

• अनुप्राप्तः: attained, obtained
• अनुप्राप्तः: Kriya (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle used actively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘having attained’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• भक्ताः: devotees
• भक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• भवन्तु: may they be
• भवन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (self-reference as Śrīpati)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity-figure representing Śrīpati (Vishnu) or a deva empowered for protection stands with protective posture, while turning back in reverence to Aruṇācala-Śiva; a stream of devotees forms, symbolizing ‘may they be your bhaktas’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Aruṇācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking refuge in Śiva empowers dharmic responsibility; devotion arises from recognizing the divine source of one’s strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where Śiva is praised as the refuge and benefactor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the emphasis is on śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and devotion.