Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मुचुकुंदो हि बलवांस्त्रैलोक्येऽमितविक्रमः

Transliteration

mucukuṃdo hi balavāṃstrailokye'mitavikramaḥ

Translation

Denn Mucukunda war mächtig, von unermesslicher Tapferkeit in den drei Welten.

Word by Word

• मुचुकुन्दः: Mucukunda
• मुचुकुन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुचुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि लोकानि)

• अमितविक्रमः: of immeasurable prowess
• अमितविक्रमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (अमितः विक्रमः यस्य)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mucukunda is singled out as a towering warrior-king, radiant and formidable amid the chaos, suggesting a turning point or key actor in the conflict.

Characters & Entities

• Mucukunda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great strength is acknowledged as a cosmic endowment, meant to serve righteous purpose rather than ego.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region frames the episode; the verse itself focuses on a hero’s prowess.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.