Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

कथितं वै महद्धृत्तमसुराणां क्षयावहम् । निशम्य मन्युमाविष्टो ह्यागतो भृगुनंदनः

Transliteration

kathitaṃ vai mahaddhṛttamasurāṇāṃ kṣayāvaham | niśamya manyumāviṣṭo hyāgato bhṛgunaṃdanaḥ

Translation

Als das große Ereignis, das den Asuras Verderben brachte, berichtet wurde, geriet Bhṛgus Sohn (Bhārgava/Śukra) beim Hören in Zorn und trat hervor.

Word by Word

• kathitam: was told
• kathitam: Kriya (Predicate/impersonal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र ‘कथितम्’ = ‘told/related’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vṛttam: event, occurrence
• vṛttam: Karma/Pratipādya (That which is narrated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• asurāṇām: of the Asuras
• asurāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• kṣayāvaham: bringing destruction
• kṣayāvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद: क्षयं आवहति इति), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वृत्तस्य विशेषणम्)

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√śam (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund), अर्थ: ‘श्रुत्वा/निशम्य’

• manyum: anger
• manyum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• āviṣṭaḥ: possessed (seized)
• āviṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√viś (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थ: ‘आक्रान्तः/आविष्टः’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhṛgunandanaḥ: son of Bhṛgu
• bhṛgunandanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: भृगोः नन्दनः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mānasottara (as catalyst-site)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger-like report delivered to Śukra; his eyes sharpen, brows knit, aura flares—anger as visible tejas; he rises and strides forward, disciples startled, the mountain air charged as if lightning is about to strike.

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Bhṛgunandana (Bhārgava/Śukra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing of calamity can stir powerful emotions; Purāṇic narratives often show how such energy is redirected into decisive action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra setting frames the story, though this verse centers on Bhārgava’s reaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.