Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

व्याकुलस्तत्र वृत्तांतं कुमाराय न्यवेदयम् । मयि चाप्यागते दैत्यश्चिंतयामास चेतसि

Transliteration

vyākulastatra vṛttāṃtaṃ kumārāya nyavedayam | mayi cāpyāgate daityaściṃtayāmāsa cetasi

Translation

Aufgewühlt berichtete ich dort Kumāra (Skanda) den ganzen Hergang. Und als auch ich eintraf, begann der Daitya in seinem Innern sorgenvoll zu grübeln.

Word by Word

• vyākulaḥ: agitated
• vyākulaḥ: Karta (Agent described/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• vṛttāntam: the account, incident
• vṛttāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛttānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• kumārāya: to Kumāra
• kumārāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• nyavedayam: I reported, informed
• nyavedayam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni√vid (धातु) (causative)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) ‘निवेदयति’

• mayi: when I / in my case
• mayi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• āgate: when (I) had come
• āgate: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोके—‘मयि आगते’ (locative absolute)

• daityaḥ: the demon
• daityaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• cintayāmāsa: he pondered
• cintayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु) + āmāsa (परिप्रयोग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः—‘चिन्तयामास’ = ‘चिन्तितवान्’

• cetasi: in (his) mind
• cetasi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style; explicit speaker not shown in this verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kumāra (Skanda)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shaken narrator reaches Kumāra and recounts the entire incident; simultaneously the Daitya, after the encounter, turns inward and broods anxiously.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra
• Skanda
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Turning quickly to the divine protector (Kumāra/Skanda) in moments of fear is presented as the dharmic response, while adharma breeds inner anxiety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Skanda’s protective presence within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative, describing reporting events to Kumāra and the Daitya’s mental agitation.