Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

आगच्छत्त्वरया युक्तः समारुह्य स्ववाहनम् । मां दृष्ट्वा चाब्रवीत्क्रुद्धः कुबेरो ह्यत्र आगतः

Transliteration

āgacchattvarayā yuktaḥ samāruhya svavāhanam | māṃ dṛṣṭvā cābravītkruddhaḥ kubero hyatra āgataḥ

Translation

Eilig kam er, auf seinem eigenen Gefährt reitend. Als er mich sah, sprach er zornig: „Kubera ist hierher gekommen!“

Word by Word

• आगच्छत्: came/approached
• आगच्छत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदी; अनद्यतन-वर्तमान

• त्वरया: with haste
• त्वरया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• युक्तः: joined/possessed (with)
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• समारुह्य: having mounted
• समारुह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• स्ववाहनम्: his own vehicle
• स्ववाहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: 'own' + 'vehicle'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

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

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदी

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), अवधान/हेतु/निश्चयार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• आगतः: has come/arrived
• आगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle) प्रयुक्तः क्रियार्थे; पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Nandīśvara (narrating events; Rāvaṇa’s words quoted)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified (likely a sage/audience within Purāṇic dialogue frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful figure rushes in mounted on his distinctive vehicle, eyes blazing; the sacred Himalayan backdrop frames a tense encounter as he declares Kubera’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Nandīśvara
• Rāvaṇa
• Kubera

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Haste and anger distort discernment; approaching sacred persons without humility becomes the seed of conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva sacred region provides the backdrop, emphasizing holy-space etiquette in Purāṇic storytelling.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is narrative and ethical (control of krodha).