Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्माच्च कृपया शंभो पाह्यस्माञ्जगतः पते

Transliteration

tasmācca kṛpayā śaṃbho pāhyasmāñjagataḥ pate

Translation

Darum, o Śambhu, beschütze uns aus Mitgefühl, o Herr der Welt.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Discourse connector (हेतु-निगमन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः (indeclinable: 'therefore')

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृपया: by compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंभो: O Śambhu
• शंभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śambhu (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and sages with folded hands plead before Śambhu; the Lord’s expression softens, right hand raised in abhaya-mudrā, Himalayas looming behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Jagatpati (Lord of the world)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminates in a direct plea for divine protection grounded in compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s context links the prayer to Kedārakṣetra pilgrimage and worship of Śambhu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a supplicatory mantra-like petition for protection.