Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

उच्चाटनं कृतं तेषां भृगुणा यज्विना तदा । यजनार्थं च देवानां तुष्ट्यर्थं दीक्षितस्य च

Transliteration

uccāṭanaṃ kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ bhṛguṇā yajvinā tadā | yajanārthaṃ ca devānāṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ dīkṣitasya ca

Translation

Darauf vollzog Bhṛgu, der Opferpriester, gegen sie das uccāṭana-Ritual, damit das Opfer der Devas fortschreiten könne und damit der geweihte Opferherr (dīkṣita) Genüge fände.

Word by Word

• उच्चाटनम्: driving away; expulsion (rite)
• उच्चाटनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्चाटन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• कृतम्: was performed
• कृतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done/performed’

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भृगुणा: by Bhṛgu
• भृगुणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• यज्विना: by the sacrificer
• यज्विना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘यजमान/यज्ञकर्ता’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यजनार्थम्: for the purpose of sacrifice
• यजनार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तुष्ट्यर्थम्: for (their) satisfaction
• तुष्ट्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक

• दीक्षितस्य: of the initiated (sacrificer)
• दीक्षितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दिक्ष्/दीक्ष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘initiated (one)’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/devotees seeking Kedāra-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhṛgu stands beside a blazing yajña-kuṇḍa, right hand raised in mantra-mudrā; a protective circle forms, pushing back shadowy gaṇas; devas look relieved as the sacrifice resumes.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Devas
• Dīkṣita (yajamāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña is upheld as a pillar of cosmic order, and ritual power is portrayed as a means to protect dharma and sacred rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa framework links the episode to Kedāra’s sacred milieu, but this verse is about protecting a yajña rather than praising a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Uccāṭana (a rite to drive away/expel obstacles) is mentioned as being performed by Bhṛgu to ensure the yajña’s success and the dīkṣita’s satisfaction.