Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तस्माद्भवद्भिः स्थातव्यमैकपद्येन युध्यताम् । तिष्ठ त्वं चायतो भूत्वा मुचुकुंद महामते

Transliteration

tasmādbhavadbhiḥ sthātavyamaikapadyena yudhyatām | tiṣṭha tvaṃ cāyato bhūtvā mucukuṃda mahāmate

Translation

„Darum haltet alle stand und kämpft, fest vereint wie einer. Und du, Mucukunda von großer Entschlossenheit, stehe bereit, gesammelt und gefasst.“

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• bhavadbhiḥ: by you (hon.)
• bhavadbhiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific 'you')

• sthātavyam: must stand/remain
• sthātavyam: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + tavya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोग ('must be stood/one must stand')

• eka-padyena: with one foot / on one leg
• eka-padyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + padya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/रीति (instrumental of manner); (ekena padyena)

• yudhyatām: let (them) fight
• yudhyatām: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आज्ञार्थ (let them fight)

• tiṣṭha: stand
• tiṣṭha: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषवाचक-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• āyataḥ: upright/ready
• āyataḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (standing 'upright/extended/ready')

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• mucukuṃda: O Mucukunda
• mucukuṃda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mucukuṃda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• mahā-mate: O great-minded one
• mahā-mate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण (vocative)

Speaker

Nārada (instructing the gods/allies and Mucukunda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas; direct address to Mucukunda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada issues crisp battlefield counsel: stand together, fight as one; Mucukunda is singled out and instructed to remain poised and ready.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mucukunda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unity and steadiness are dharma in crisis—collective discipline and readiness support the restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, tying its counsel to the sanctified Kedāra region where Śaiva dharma is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is practical instruction for steadfast action rather than a ritual.