Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

उमया सह संत्यक्त्वा रथं वृषभमावहत् । ओमित्यथ जपन्ब्रह्मा आकाशं सहसाश्रितः

Transliteration

umayā saha saṃtyaktvā rathaṃ vṛṣabhamāvahat | omityatha japanbrahmā ākāśaṃ sahasāśritaḥ

Translation

Zusammen mit Umā ließ er den Wagen zurück und bestieg den Stier (Vṛṣabha). Da suchte Brahmā, „Oṃ“ murmelnd, sogleich Zuflucht im Himmel.

Word by Word

• umayā: with Umā
• umayā: Saha-karaka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (Postposition; with)

• saṃtyaktvā: having abandoned
• saṃtyaktvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: सम्-

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vṛṣabham: bull
• vṛṣabham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āvahat: brought/drove
• āvahat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्ग: आ-

• om: Oṃ
• om: Kriya-vishesana (Mantra utterance/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: om (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रणव (Sacred syllable; indeclinable)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रत्यय (Quotative particle)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb/particle; then)

• japan: chanting
• japan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ākāśam: the sky
• ākāśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb; suddenly/quickly)

• āśritaḥ: having resorted to/entered
• āśritaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: ā-śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva and Umā dismount the chariot and ascend onto the Bull; Brahmā, hands in japa-mudrā, rises into the sky chanting Oṃ; the battlefield below recedes.

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva
• Vṛṣabha (Nandin)
• Brahmā
• Oṃ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When danger surges, refuge in the Supreme (symbolized by Oṃ) and surrender to divine order becomes the stabilizing dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse highlights mantra (Oṃ) and divine movement (Śiva on Vṛṣabha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa is implied: Brahmā recites “Oṃ” (praṇava-japa) as an act of refuge and steadiness.