Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ह्रियते ह्रियते राजा त्राता कोऽपि न विद्यते । एतस्मिन्नंतरे शर्वं पिनाकधनुषश्च्युतैः

Transliteration

hriyate hriyate rājā trātā ko'pi na vidyate | etasminnaṃtare śarvaṃ pinākadhanuṣaścyutaiḥ

Translation

“The king is being carried off—carried off! There is no rescuer at all!” In that very moment, Śarva (Śiva), with arrows released from the bow Pināka, …

Word by Word

• ह्रियते: is being carried off / is being taken away
• ह्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• ह्रियते: is being carried off
• ह्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि (Passive) (repetition for emphasis)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्राता: protector
• त्राता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृ (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: त्रातृ/त्राता)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थे ‘even/also’

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

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्त्यर्थे (exists)

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचन

• अन्तरे: in the interval / meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘अन्तरे’ = in the interval/meanwhile

• शर्वम्: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; शिवनाम (name of Śiva)

• पिनाकधनुषः: of the Pināka bow
• पिनाकधनुषः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक (प्रातिपदिक) + धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘पिनाकस्य धनुः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन

• च्युतैः: by (those) fallen/dropped
• च्युतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: च्युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √च्यु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; the alarmed cry is by the Devas/attendants (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king is being seized and dragged away amid panic; warriors cry out for help. Śiva appears instantly, drawing Pināka and releasing arrows that cut through the assailants, turning despair into hope.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (Indra)
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Pināka (Śiva’s bow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In moments of helplessness, the Lord’s protection manifests—Śiva becomes the refuge when all other support fails.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Śiva’s protective power in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.