Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तेन शक्तिप्रहारेण शांकरिर्मूर्च्छितोऽभवत् । मुहूर्ताच्चेतनां प्राप्तः स्तूयमानो महर्षिभिः

Transliteration

tena śaktiprahāreṇa śāṃkarirmūrcchito'bhavat | muhūrtāccetanāṃ prāptaḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ

Translation

Durch jenen Speerstoß wurde Śāṃkari (Kumāra, der Sohn Śaṅkaras) ohnmächtig. Nach einem kurzen Augenblick gewann er das Bewusstsein zurück, während die großen Weisen ihn priesen.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; विशेषण (शक्तिप्रहारेण)

• शक्तिप्रहारेण: by the spear-strike
• शक्तिप्रहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्तिप्रहार (प्रातिपदिक; शक्ति + प्रहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• शांकरिः: Śāṃkari (Kumāra, son of Śaṅkara)
• शांकरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांकरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• मूर्च्छितः: fainted/unconscious
• मूर्च्छितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्च्छित (प्रातिपदिक; √मूर्छ् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण (शांकरिः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

• मुहूर्तात्: after a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana (Source/Time-from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular

• चेतनाम्: consciousness
• चेतनाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्राप्तः: having regained/obtained
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; (शांकरिः) चेतनां प्राप्तः

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त/Passive present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण (शांकरिः)

• महर्षिभिः: by great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda lies momentarily unconscious from the spear-blow; then rises as sages around him raise hands in benediction and chant praises, light returning to his face.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṃkari (Kumāra/Skanda)
• Tāraka
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine champions face momentary trials; recovery and renewed resolve are honored by the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s framework, but it does not directly praise a tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.