Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

दक्षेण प्रार्थ्य मानो हि जगाद मधुसूदनः । मया रक्षा विदातव्या भवतो नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

dakṣeṇa prārthya māno hi jagāda madhusūdanaḥ | mayā rakṣā vidātavyā bhavato nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Als Dakṣa ihn so anflehte, erwiderte Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu): „Schutz muss ich dir gewähren — daran besteht kein Zweifel.“

Word by Word

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• प्रार्थ्य: having entreated
• प्रार्थ्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-र्थे ल्यप्-अन्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive: “having requested”)

• मानः: being entreated
• मानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + शानच् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle sense: “being requested/entreated”); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (indeed/for)

• जगाद: said
• जगाद: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental, Singular)

• रक्षा: protection
• रक्षा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• विदातव्या: must be bestowed
• विदातव्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory: “to be given”); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (agreeing with रक्षा)

• भवतः: for you
• भवतः: Sampradana/Sambandha (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान-अर्थे षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Genitive, Singular: “of you/for you”)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Madhusūdana speaks with composed compassion, right hand raised in abhaya-mudrā, assuring Dakṣa of protection; the surrounding gloom begins to feel held at bay by calm radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Madhusūdana
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere supplication (prārthanā) evokes divine assurance; protection is portrayed as a moral commitment of the deity to uphold cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), though the verse focuses on the dialogue rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it emphasizes divine guardianship rather than a specified rite.